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LOT 0420
Norman Gilt Bronze Buckle
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (20.3 grams, 37.9 mm).
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.
ProvenanceFrom an Essex, UK, collection, in the 1990s.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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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. -
Medieval Floor Tile with Running Boar
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Glazed square floor tile with cream-coloured image of a hog running with legs extended. 863 grams, 13.5 x 13.5 cm
Benjamin Proust, 2015. Ex central London gallery. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated cataloguing document with references.
