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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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Opening Bid: £40
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Medieval Stained Glass Panel of a Bearded Man
France, Troyes, circa 1530-1550 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Irregular cordiform angel in lead framing; head of a bearded man with downcast gaze, tousled hair. 80 grams, 14 cm
with Rieunier & Associes, 25 October 2004, no.52. Accompanied by a copy of a two page illustrated catalogue information page. -
Norman Gilt Bronze Buckle
Circa 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
An exceptional Romanesque buckle loop with two fantastical birds modelled in the round; the birds opposing and flanking a rhomboid heraldic plaque, each depicted with long tails curving along the edge of the loop, fine feather detailing and detailed talons. 20.3 grams, 37.9 mm
From an Essex, UK, collection, in the 1990s. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
