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LOT 0347
Medieval Silver Medallion with Scenes of the Flagellation
SOUTHERN GERMANY, CIRCA 1300 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (2.63 grams, 37 mm).
Disc with beaded border, repoussé scene with lancet-arch arcade, nimbate Christ being beaten by two tunicked soldiers with flails; attachment holes to the rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Peter Szuhay, 2005.
Ex private collection, Suffolk, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12053-217472.
Fogg, S., Treasury Objects of the Middle Ages, London, 2021, p.29.
LiteratureCf. Seyderhelm, B., Goldschmiedekunst des Mittelalters. Im Gebrauch der Gemeinden über Jahrhunderte bewahrt, Maagdeburg, 2001, cat.7, for almost identical medallion.
FootnotesThese silver-gilt medallions with scenes of the Christ's life (here the Flagellation) in repoussé, are showing Gothic architectural features characteristic of the 14th century A.D., which are often represented in artworks of the late Medieval Age including manuscript illuminations and stained glass. Interestingly, the two executioners are represented with the typical caps worn in Medieval Germany by the Jews of the same period.
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LOT 0347
Medieval Silver Medallion with Scenes of the Flagellation
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Pseudo-Coin Pendant
14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With high-relief central long cross, pellet to the centre and pellets in quadrants; pierced transversely 0.35 grams, 13 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
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Medieval Four Basse-Taille Plaques from a Processional Cross Depicting Four Evangelists
Catalonia, circa 1400-1420 A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Group of four quatrefoil plaques, each with a hole to the end of each arm for attachment and detailed enamelled image of an evangelist's emblem (man, lion, eagle, calf) on a deep blue field. 26 grams total, 48-50 mm
with Galerie Charles Ratton, 2021. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12058-217470.
From the 4th century A.D., the vision of Ezekiel and John's Apocalypse, assigned the lion, the angel, the eagle, and the ox a place in the iconography of the Tetramorph to represent the four evangelists. Therefore, during the Middles Ages and until today, the evangelists' emblems are: Matthew represented by an angel, Mark by a lion, Luke by a calf and John by an eagle. Strangely, in this set the image of an angel holding a scroll bears the inscription 'Marcus' (St Mark). These quatrefoils were usually decorating caskets keeping relics of saints, holy books or crosses. -
Medieval and Other Artefact Group
1st-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including milled coins, musket balls, buckle loops, belt and harness fittings, buttons and other items. 1.09 kg total, 12-62 mm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
