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LOT 0410
Post Medieval Large Tile with Virgin and Child Scene
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
26 in. (14.9 kg, 66 cm high).
A large rectangular ceramic tile displaying a scene with the Virgin and Child flanked by musicians over a winged putti head, winged putti flanking a wreath containing an armorial shield below; egg-and-dart border.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
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Post Medieval Enamelled Plaque in Limoges Style
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £114
An enamelled plaque in Limoges style, Saint Mary carrying the infant Jesus standing at the centre, banner reading 'SANCTA MARIA' below on a field of lozenges containing crosses; three piercings for attachment. 278 grams, 20.2 cm
Fine condition.
Old North American collection. Massachusetts, USA, 2005. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. -
Bronze Statue of an Etruscan Warrior
20th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
A hollow-formed bronze copy of the Mars of Todi, a figure of an Etruscan warrior wearing segmented armour to the chest and shoulders, crested helmet, short tunic; the hands in animated pose with left hand open to accept a weapon; holes beneath feet for mounting. 7.6 kg, 61.5 cm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Galerie Athena, Brussels, 9 May 2019, lot 393. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11691-199344.
The "Mars of Todi" figure is a large, almost life-sized bronze statue of a warrior in armour. It dates from the late 5th - early 4th century B.C., and is believed to have been produced by an Etruscan workman for an Umbrian patron. The figure was probably a votive offering for a religious sanctuary, perhaps sacred to Laran, the Etruscan god of war. It had been buried ritually and left undisturbed until its modern discovery in 1835. It lacks a helmet, and the hands are empty; possibly a patera plate was originally in the open right hand, and a spear gripped in the clenched left hand. The sculptor of the figure followed the Greek contrapposto posture accentuating the carefully modelled lamellar plate armour. The statue bears a short inscription in Umbrian "Ahal Trutitis dunum dede" (Ahal Trutitis gave this gift). -
Edwardian Ring with Date
Dated 1906 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A bronze finger ring with foliate ornament to the shoulders, florid bezel with incised date '1906' below horizontal band. 4.81 grams, 25.08 mm overall, 21.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z, USA 12 1/2, Europe 28.77, Japan 27)
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman.