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LOT 0355
Medieval Stained Glass Panel of The Virgin Mary in Prayer
POSSIBLY NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1480 A.D.
11 in. (610 grams, 28 cm).
Nimbate bust of the Virgin Mary in three-quarter view, wearing a veil and wimple, her hands pressed together in prayer; dark blue background simulating a cloth, decorated with a pattern evoking luxury velvets and damascened silks of the higher echelons of late-medieval society. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceThe Monastery Stained Glass, Towcester, 2010.
FootnotesThe employment of shading technique characterised by thick black hatching marks over a stippled ground tone is a defining feature of Bavarian glass painting from the late 15th century to the first decades of the 16th century.
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LOT 0355
Medieval Stained Glass Panel of The Virgin Mary in Prayer
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Stained Glass Section of The Agony in the Garden
Germany, Swabia, circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £70
Rectangular panel formed from a central disc, arms and quadrants; at the centre, Christ kneeling on a patch of grass between two high, rocky outcrops, extending his hands in prayer towards a golden chalice perched among rocks above him; around him, three disciples who recline in sleep, having failed to keep watch over Christ, all three clothed in full-length garments; a small bridge over a running brook separating Christ and his sleeping disciples from the approaching figures of Judas Iscariot and a group of armed Roman soldiers arriving to arrest Christ; mounted in lead-cames. 497 grams, 24.5 cm
Ex Fritz Geiges (1853-1935) collection, Freiburg im Breisgau. Walther Bremen collection, Krefeld, by 1964. Lempertz, Cologne, 2005, no.196. Klaus Tiedemann collection, acquired from the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13479-262829.
The scene is one of the key moments leading up to Christ's Crucifixion that is described in detail in all four of the Gospels: the agony of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. -
Gothic Gilt Copper Cross with Corpus Christi
Circa 1430 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 8 | Current Bid: £270
Hollow-formed cross with reserved Corpus Christi on a field of scrolled tendrils; reverse with similar tendril ornament and square panel to the end of each arm bearing the symbol of an evangelist. 452 grams, 27.4 cm
Collection of Richard Steiskal-Paur, Vienna. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13530-262853.
The image on the crucifix was realised according to the style of the period. Christ is at the centre of the cross, facing the viewer; his loincloth blowing to the left. At the foot of the cross, now missing, were probably Adam’s skull and bones. -
Medieval Pilgrim's Lead Holy Water Ampulla Collection
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Including heater-shield decoration, rosette and other types. 240 grams total, 47-57 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
