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LOT 1727
Medieval Stained Glass with Head of a Bearded Man
NORTHERN FRANCE, TROYES, CIRCA 1500 A.D.
5 1/8 in. (139 grams, 15 cm).
With exceptionally detailed facial features, beard and hooded cape with black cap; mounted in lead cames with suspension loop; probably to be identified as Caiaphas from the story of Christ's arrest in the garden of Gethsemane. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith De Baecque Encheres, 5 March 2022, no.58.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous two page illustrated catalogue information sheet.
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Medieval Silver Iconographic Ring
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With thick segmented hoop and square bezel; each shoulder with a tapering panel depicting a winged nimbate figure, facing; below this, a rectangular panel with a voided cross; underside with a nimbate eagle; above the shoulders, two splayed fronds; lateral faces of the bezel with flowers, each larger face with nimbate figure on a hatched field; underside with inscription oremus (let us pray). 15.77 grams, 27.25 mm overall, 20.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23, Japan 22)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
The nimbate figures and inscription suggest that the ring was a devotional object belonging to a cleric or ecclesiastical leader. -
Medieval Pewter 'Popinjay' Pilgrim's Badge
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Slightly domed in profile with low-relief detailing to the wings, with collar at the throat. 6.44 grams, 47 mm
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK. Ex Nigel Mills, London, UK.
The term 'popinjay' is an old word for 'parrot'. It is associated with the rhyme 'Popinjay, jolly May' this month being seen as the month of love. -
Medieval Romanesque Marble Head of a Saint
Late 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Carved naturalistically in the round as a mature male figure with short wavy hair, full beard and moustache, his brow furrowed and mouth held slightly ajar; repaired. 3.8 kg, 18 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1996. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11809-206816.
The head was carved as an image of a saint, Apostle or a prophet. The accomplished and sophisticated style of carving on this head can be compared to some of the most celebrated Romanesque buildings of Southern France. The carving of the head resembles the representations of heads and faces of 12th century French Romanesque art, for example those of Saint Trophime in Arles. This imposing head once served as an important architectural part of a lavishly decorated church, possibly in western France. Its form and the size suggest that the head was not only decorative but that it would have been structurally important – perhaps part of a row of statues of apostles and prophets like those depicted on the Saint Trophime façade.
