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LOT 0354

Medieval Silver-Gilt Plaque with The Presentation of a New Ciborium

NORTHERN FRANCE OR FLANDERS, CIRCA 1400 A.D.

3 3/4 in. (5 7/8 in.) (245 grams total, plaque: 94 mm, 15 cm including stand).

Rectangular plaque with reserved border, gothic architectural detailing to upper corners, low-relief figural scene comprising: to left, seated figure on dais wearing a crown and floor-length robes holding a book on his knees, his left hand raised palm-outwards; to right, an advancing nimbate figure in ankle-length robe bowing and presenting a reliquary; wall-hanging to rear, the wall with pattern of lozenges with crosses at the nodes; mounted on a display stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of Mrs Chester D. Tripp.
Gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art in honour of William Wixom, 1979.
Deaccessioned by the museum prior to 2000.
Ex central London gallery.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12836-240248.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. for similar gilt plaque with Annunciation scene, see the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv.no.56.43.

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LOT 0354

Medieval Silver-Gilt Plaque with The Presentation of a New Ciborium

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860

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