Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0429
Medieval Period Silver Cup with Birds
CIRCA 9TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (124 grams, 95 mm).
Sheet silver cup with applied reeded strip to the rim, repoussé detailing of alternating piriform flowers on a hatched field; fluted band below and basal ring; the rim with a tightly looped flat-section ribbed handle, piercings below the rim and two pairs of birds perched looking inwards.
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Medieval Stained Glass Armorial with Flowers
Circa 1600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Panel in frame of lead cames with painted heraldic design in elaborate style, the shield divided per pale with gules a fleur-de-lys or and argent a rosette gules; scroll below with partial text '[H]enrich Volse[...]'. 126 grams, 15.5 cm
with De Baecque Encheres, 5 March 2022, no.49. -
Medieval and Later Artefact Collection
12th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Mixed group of artefacts including coins, badges, buttons, pipe bowls, a crotal bell and other items. 902 grams total, 12-52 mm
Found near York, UK. -
Medieval Sandstone Corbel of a Jester
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Carved in the round as a caricature head with exaggerated cheeks and nose, close-trimmed hair with cap, recessed eyes; flat top, not dressed to rear. 4.65 kg, 16.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
