Art du XIIIème siècle / 13th century art

Glass mug with enamel painting (polo player on horseback), Glass and stained glass: Syria, around 1300. Colorless glass, enamel, silver, gilded. Height 19.9 cm; Diameter of vessel rim 11.2 cm; Dm foot 10.2 cm. Green Vault, IV 193. © Dresden State Art Collections. Almost throughout the Middle Ages, the southern Mediterranean region dominated by Islam was culturally far superior to the West. This is also evidenced by this masterpiece with enamel painting, created in the heyday of the Syrian glass industry around... [Lire la suite]

  Glass mug with enamel painting (heron hunting), Glass and stained glass: Syria, around 1300. Colorless glass, enamel, silver, gilded. H 34.9 cm; Dm lid 13.2 cm; Dm foot 13.5 cm. Green Vault, IV 192. © Dresden State Art Collections.

Lot 37. Pyxide ou custode au toit conique, Limoges, époque XIIIe siècle. Estimation : 10000/12000 €. Photo Prunier OVV  à décor de huit blasons et rinceaux en cuivre doré, gravé et émail champlevé bleu, blanc et noir. H : 9,5 cm. Manque la croix latine. Ancienne Collection Seward Kennedy. Cette boite était destinée à contenir les hosties consacrées. La codification des blasons se développe au XIIIe siècle et reste étroitement liée à l'émaillerie. En langage héraldique émaux veut dire couleur. ... [Lire la suite]

Eucharistic Dove, 1215-1235. Champlevé enamel, parcel gilt and engraved copper, circular base and hinged lid later. Photo: Courtesy of Sotheby’s. POUGHKEEPSIE, NY.- The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College announces its acquisition of a 13th century Limoges Eucharistic Dove. The piece is exquisite, featuring Champlevé enamel, parcel gilt and engraved copper on a circular base. The purpose of a Eucharistic Dove was to hang above the altar both suggesting the dove of the Holy Spirit and, in fact, housing... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. Fede Ring, Anglo-Norman, circa 1300. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 9,375 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's  gold, set with a sapphire and a ruby - ring size: J½ - exterior diameter: 20mm., ¾in. Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, 15 December 1999, lot 116;with David S. Lavender Ltd, London, United Kingdom;private collection, United Kingdom Note: The conical granulated and leaf encrusted bezel on this ring are characteristics of Anglo-Norman jewellery. For... [Lire la suite]

Les Émaux de Limoges à décor profane : Affiche. PARIS - Pièce majeure de l’Œuvre de Limoges, exécutée vers 1220-1225 et décorée de médaillons figurant des combats d’animaux réels et fantastiques, des scènes chevaleresques et courtoises, le coffre de Guala Bicchieri grand collectionneur et diplomate aguerri est présenté pour la première fois hors d’Italie depuis son acquisition en 2004 et constitue le cœur de l’exposition. Coffres, médaillons limousins provenant d’autres coffrets, chandeliers, gémellions, boîte aux scènes... [Lire la suite]

Coupe sur pied en cristal de roche monté en argent. Le cristal de roche gravé : Art Rhéno-Mosan, vers 1230. La monture en argent : Angleterre, époque James I (1566-1625). Hauteur : 11 cm, Largeur (avec les anses) : 10 cm, Diamètre (au col) : 5 cm; diamètre (au pied) : 7 cm. Courtesy Galerie Kugel Littérature : - Lamm (C.J.), Mittelalterliche Gläser und Steinschnittarbeiten aus dem Nahen Osten, Berlin, 1929-1930, 2 volumes (Forschungen zur islamischer Kunst, V), II, pl.84. -... [Lire la suite]

The Magna Carta, or “Great Charter,” was initially developed in 1215 and issued by King John as a peace treaty with rebel barons to address specific grievances of his rule. Photo: ©The Dean and Chapter of Hereford Cathedral from the Library and Archive collections. NEW YORK, NY.- The New-York Historical Society is displaying a rare early copy of the Magna Carta, one of the most important historical documents in the world, in an exhibit titled Magna Carta 800: Sharing the Legacy of Freedom. On loan from Hereford Cathedral... [Lire la suite]

French, first half 13th century and later, Window with one of the Miracles of Christ. Estimation  10,000 — 15,000  GBP -  Lot. invendu. Photo Sotheby's inscribed: ST AME.[RI]; leaded stained glass, in a later wood frame; 59.5 by 40.5cm., 23 3/8  by 16in. Provenance: private collection, Ghent  Note: This unusual stained glass panel is reminiscent of windows from the cathedrals at Chartres, Bourges, Sens and Laon, which date to the first third of the 13th... [Lire la suite]

French, circa 1215 and later, Window with St. John The Evangelist and an apostle. Estimation  15,000 — 20,000  GBP -  Lot. invendu. Photo Sotheby's inscribed: CO/AN; leaded stained glass, set in a later metal frame; 60.5 by 58cm., 23 7/8  by 22 7/8 in. Provenance: private collection, Ghent Note: The central medallion of this impressive stained glass panel likely depicts St. John the Evangelist (who carries a palm) with an Apostle. It closely parallels French stained... [Lire la suite]