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LOT 0349
Medieval Stained Glass Panel of a Bearded Man
FRANCE, ALSACE, 13TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (128 grams, 10.9 cm).
Discoid panel in frame of lead cames enclosing a male mask in three-quarter view. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith De Baecque Vente Aux Encheres, 5 March 2022, no.43.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Medieval 'Book of Amos' Manuscript Leaf from a Latin Bible
France, 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Vellum leaf with dense bastarda script in two blocks to each page; decorated versals in red with blue detailing; historiated capital 'U' with nimbate robed figure bearing a scroll; text from the Book of Amos (red text 'incipit liber Amos prophete'). 0.99 grams, 14.7 x 10.6 cm
Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising a single cutting edge and scale tang; bifacial pommel engraved with a female figure to one face and an enigmatic design to the other. 35 grams, 17 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
There were four essential ways to carry the small knifes in late Middle Ages: a) with the scabbard tucked diagonally behind belt, without suspension loop; b) without scabbard, simply thrust through the purse of the belt; c) with the scabbard tied horizontally at waist with suspension holes in the widened handle flap; d) suspended vertically from thong looped over the belt, in the scabbard. -
Medieval Manuscript with Historiated 'Parce Mihi' with a Priest at an Altar
France, 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Manuscript leaf with Latin text in blackletter script with decorated illuminated capital 'P' from the phrase 'parce mihi' (spare me); verso with liquid gold detailing and nine ornamental capitals letters; mounted in a glazed frame. 733 grams total, 27 x 23 cm
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12500-230730. 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.
