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LOT 1962
Renaissance Bronze Saint Jerome Plaque Fragment
LATE 15TH-EARLY 16TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (37.3 grams, 77.48 mm).
Plaque fragment with low-relief scene, kneeling Saint Jerome in a cave with one hand stretched out. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. National Art Gallery accession no.1957.14.302.
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Enamelled Gold Cross Pendant with Instruments of Passion
Germany, 17th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £1,300
A finely executed devotional pendant in the form of a Latin cross, worked in high-carat gold and elaborately decorated on both sides; the obverse set with twelve table-cut almandine garnets, each enclosed within raised rub-over collets and inset with finely painted polychrome enamel scene depicting symbols of the Arma Christi, the Instruments of the Passion, including the scourge, hammer and pincers, the column of flagellation, rooster, dice, crown of thorns, and other emblematic motifs; the upper terminal with black enamel and bearing a gilt inscription 'INRI', an abbreviation of 'Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum' for 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews'; the reverse with guilloché enamel in translucent green and opaque white, forming a cross with stylised foliate terminals; the pendant retaining its original integral suspension loop; some restoration on the enamel. 4.06 grams, 43 mm
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13403-257997.
This pendant typifies early 17th-century German devotional jewellery, in which vivid enamelwork and miniature Passion iconography converge in portable, contemplative forms of piety. -
Post Medieval Silver Snuff Box Set with Agate Intaglio of Saint Jerome
Italy, 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Decorated with a repeating motif of acanthus leaves and facing masks of Bacchus; lid of set with an agate intaglio of Saint Jerome kneeling before a crucifix within a rope-twist and dog's tooth border, surrounded by leafy swags on a pounced field; old collector's label 'Walecki Collection 207006' to inner lid. 52.7 grams, 53 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Original Moulin Rouge Poster - Les Maitres de l'Affiche, Plate 53 by Jules Cheret of Paris
1896 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Buff-coloured reproduction paper poster with coloured image of a red windmill (Moulin Rouge), donkey carrying a scantily-clad female with other donkeys and females in the background; title in large red lettering 'Bal du Moulin Rouge Place Blanche' and at bottom blind stamp and 'Tous les soirs & Dimanche Jour / Grande Fête les Mercredis et Samedis'; lateral printer's note '(9)470 IMP.Chaix (Sucle. Chéret) 18, Rue Brunel, Paris'; and at bottom left 'Les Maîtres de l'Affiche Pl.53 / Imprimerie Chaix / (Encres Lorilleux & Cie.)'. 47 grams, 39.5 x 28 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
