European Sculpture & Works of Art
Catalogue Information: 135 lots with images
Date: 2005
Auction House:
Sotheby's
Location:
United Kingdom
Lot 1: BYZANTINE, 10TH CENTURY A BYZANTINE PROCESSIONAL CROSS
the flat cross with flaring arms, each terminating in two circular finials, a wedge at the bottom of the vertical arm, the front with engraved rosettes and inscription on the upper vertical arm, with four holes on the lower part of the horizontal arm [...more]
Lot 2: RHENISH, MID-12TH CENTURY A BRONZE CORPUS
crowned with thorns, with head to left side, his feet resting on a suppedaneum, the long perizonium tied at the front and engraved with incised parallel chevrons, later replaced hand, traces of gildingCATALOGUE NOTECompare the treatment of the perizo [...more]
Lot 3: LIMOGES, 13TH CENTURY A CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL PYX
decorated with scrolling foliage, with two roundels containing monogram IHS, and two roundels containing the monogram XPS, finial cross missingPROVENANCEAuktion Lempertz, Köln, katalog nr. 437, Lot. 879
Lot 4: TUSCAN, EARLY 15TH CENTURY A CROZIER FRAGMENT
of rectangular form and architectural detail, with a column at each corner, arches, pediments and tracery, traces of polychromy
Lot 5: MOSAN, CIRCA 1160-1180 A RARE CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL AND GILT COPPER PLAQUE
the rectangular copper plaque with reeded border centred by a roundel with red and yellow border enclosing an angel facing to the left, his hands raised, the half-figure resting on a cloud, the drapery blue, green and yellow, red cuffs to his sleeves [...more]
