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LOT 1653
Medieval Reverse Glass Painting of a Stag
RHINELAND, CIRCA 1520 A.D.
7 3/4 x 6 /4 in. (324 grams, 19.5 x 16 cm).
Rectangular glass panel with detailed painting of a stag bounding through dense coils of foliage, smaller hind to the rear and bird with spread wings; gilt field, mounted in a glazed wooden frame with velvet reveal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceSchnitzler collection since 1930.
Ex central London gallery.
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Medieval Iron Horse Bit Group
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising bits of various types and sizes, including articulate elements. 2.85 kg total, 21-32.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
This kind of iron snaffle bits were commonly used in late Medieval or Renaissance period. The mouth piece was made in two linked sections, to which big rings were attached at the extremities. Reins and bridles were both fastened to the rings. -
Medieval Gilt Bronze Strap End with Flowering Plant
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
In relief within a geometric border; pierced for attachment. 4.09 grams, 21 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Medieval Judges Bible Page by Johann Gruninger
Printed 1492 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Being a single, double-sided leaf from an early printed paper Latin bible for the Book of Judges, chapters 15-18; the text set in two columns of blackletter type with numerous hand-applied rubrications (embellishments) in red, with foliation and other marks; square woodblock versals; printed by Johann Gruninger of Strasbourg with commentary by Nicholas de Lyra. 11 grams, 33 x 24.5 cm
Ex M Cummings collection, UK, 1990s-2000s. Accompanied by a Vulgate Latin text with English translation.
This portion of the Book of Judges tells of Samson slaying a thousand Philistines with the 'jawbone of an ass' together with the betrayal by Delilah, his loss of strength and capture when his hair was cut and and his eventual death by pulling down the pillars.
