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LOT 1758
Norman Bronze Hunting Dog Leash Swivel
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (26.5 grams, 41 mm).
Two-part swivel with loop to each end, still in working order. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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Medieval Gold Dagger Escutcheon
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Opening Bid: £100
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Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Medieval Limoges 'House of Burgundy' Bronze Heraldic Medallion with Champlevé Enamel
Limoges, circa 1300 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Parcel-gilt plaque from a coffre, with openwork foliage border, central disc with raised heater shield flanked by reserved scrolled tendrils; shield with red border and field of diagonal stripes; Limoges workmanship; blazoned 'bendy of seven azure an or within a bordure gules', the arms of the house of Burgundy. 75 grams, 99 mm
Private collection, Paris, France. with Pierre-Richard Royer, 2006. Ex private collection, Suffolk, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12148-217468. -
Medieval Prophet Cutting from an Illustrated Manuscript
Florence, Italy, circa 1470 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Discoid glazed mount with tiered profile, painted miniature of an Old Testament prophet with epigraphic scroll and incomplete Latin inscription reciting 'Hic e Deus tuus..et non estimavi ali...ac illus' [He is your God...and I did not estimate other...and He...' 57 grams, 11.4 cm
Private collection, Tuscany, inherited, 1969. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12059-217465.
The illumination is from a cutting of dismembered codex, likely representing a book of the Old Testament. In 15th century North Italy there were proficient artists realising images on vellum, like the Master of Murano Gradual (active between 1430-1460). The miniature represents an Eastern Prophet, dressed with turban and long coat, maybe Ezekiel, or Abacuc, or even Moses, a prophet linked with the prophecies related to the Messiah.
