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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 Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising one thimble accompanied by a Portable Antiquities Scheme record, the thimble with a spiral of dimples extending from the base to the crown, a narrow notch to the rim; accompanied by three similar thimbles of slightly different sizes. 45 grams total, 22-27 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-AC7B51. -
Medieval Carved and Bone-Inlaid Casket
Probably Venice, circa 1400-1420 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
The wood carcass set to the front with a frieze of bone panels carved with paired figures, the sides with further bone panels of differing subjects, each corner with a figure holding a rod and a shield (one a replacement), the back with associated geometric pierced panels; on bun feet; the lid with bone and ebony alternating fillet rim surrounding alla certosina inlay below bone panels carved with winged figures holding banners against a trailing leaf ground; the sides with vacant drops; all below a stepped top with further intarsia work; from the studio of Baldassare Embriachi (active 1393-1433 A.D.); the geometric piercing of the rear panels appears to be Carolingian in style and may date from as early as the 9th century (see Adolph Goldschmidt, 'Die Elfenbeinskulpturen aus der Zeit der karolingischen und sächsischen Kaiser, VIII.-XI. Jahrhundert', Berlin 1914-26, Vol.II, No.180); these were probably affixed as part of a later restoration of the casket, possibly during the 19th century. 1.28 kg, 25 cm wide
Private collection, London, UK. Sotheby's, London, 9 December 2005, lot 8. Ex central London gallery. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11905-207284.
The Florentine merchant Baldassare Embriachi (or more correctly, Ubriachi), whose workshop in the city was producing carvings in the 1370s, moved to Venice in around 1390, establishing another atelier there. His widespread diplomatic and mercantile contacts allowed him to promote its wares, including large altar pieces, through much of Europe. On a more domestic front, it is thought a wealthy and burgeoning merchant class used caskets such as this for gifts during the often complicated marriage negotiations of the period (Glyn Davies and Kristin Kennedy, 'Medieval and Renaissance Art: People and Possessions', London, 2009, pp.105-6). Traditionally all such caskets were attributed to the Embriachi workshop, but it is now thought there may have been a number of different workshops operating in Venice in the early 15th century, producing such works, encouraged by the success of the Embriachi enterprise. -
Medieval Virgin and Child by a Follower of Dirk Bouts
Southern Netherlands, circa 1490 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
Oil on board devotional panel in a gilt wooden frame; the Virgin in a bottle-green gown with gilt collar and cream undershift, crimson mantle; the naked Christ supported on his mother's left hip, his left foot clasped in the interleaved fingers of her right hand; textured gilt field; attributed to a follower of Dirk Bouts. 2.8 kg, 57 cm high
Collection of Henri and Suzanne Paradis since circa 1967. From the sale of their collection at Deburaux, 4 July 2015, lot 19. Ex central London gallery. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11902-207281.