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LOT 1959
Post Medieval Mixed Bronze Weight Collection
17TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/2 in. (308 grams total, 15-39 mm).
Including square and round coin and trade weights, many with stamps and other markings; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [24, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Finds Identified, Witham, 2000, pp.37-45.
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Large Wooden Corpus Christi
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Carved in the round with legs crossed and nail to the feet, hands pierced for attachment; the head tilted with short beard, wearing a loincloth secured by a rope belt; detailed musculature; one thumb absent. 176 grams, 37 cm
Private collection, England. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed of graduated coin-shaped beads, with hook-and-eye clasp. 72 grams, 43 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Large Renaissance Lime Wood Bas-Relief of The Presentation of Christ to the Temple
Rhineland, circa 1480-1500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £12,350
The gilt polychrome carving showing Saint Simeon holding the infant Christ in his arms before his circumcision, Saint Simeon wearing a priestly mitre, holding the infant above an altar covered by an embroidered brocade; Virgin Mary to his left gazing at the infant tenderly, veiled and wearing a long robe with gilt decoration; to her left Saint Joseph dressed in a long robe and gilt cloak, holding a carpenter's axe in his left hand; praying Saint Anna to the right of Saint Simeon, wearing a simple dress and veil; to her right Saint Joachim, wearing a yellow cap and gilt cloak; the columns of the Temple of Jerusalem on the background; on a wooden stand. 10.15 kg, 86.5 cm wide
Crait and Muller, 8 June 2021, no.2. Ex central London gallery. 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.12181-221704.
The relief shows the parents and relatives of infant Jesus following the Jewish tradition of circumcising young boys eight days after their birth. This iconography is symbolic as, according to the tradition, Saint Anna and Saint Joachim, parents of Mary, died before the birth of Christ. This panel originally would have adorned the interior panels of a large altarpiece, showing the cycle of life of Christ.
