Art du XIIIème siècle / 13th century art

Lot 8. Southern Italian, probably Palermo, Sicily, circa 1220-1240. An Important Cameo with the Ascension of the Prophet Elijah to Heaven from the Imperial Treasury of the Holy Roman Emperors. Estimate: 120,000 - 180,000 GBP. Lot sold: 801,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's chalcedony, within a mid-16th-century enamelled gold mount with arabesques, inscribed in Hebrew to the reverse:  נעלה אליה לשמים [Elijah was raised to Heaven]; cameo: 27 by 28.6mm., 1.06 by 1.12in.,35.3 by 37.8mm.,... [Lire la suite]

Detail of page from the Crusader Bible, showing scenes from the Book of Ruth, c. 1250. Morgan Library & Museum, New York. Photo: Janny Chiu, 2018   NEW YORK, NY.- The Morgan Library & Museum is presenting The Book of Ruth: Medieval to Modern, running through June 14, 2020. The exhibition celebrates the gift made in 2018 by Joanna S. Rose of The Joanna S. Rose Illuminated Book of Ruth to the Morgan. The accordion-fold vellum manuscript, measuring nine inches tall and an astonishing... [Lire la suite]

England, Norfolk, Norwich, Stained-glass roundel showing a woman harvesting hay: June, from a series of the Labours of the Months, c. 1525, 26.5 cm diameter, Sam Fogg. © 2019 London Art Week Sam Fogg is delighted to present Medieval Art in England, a major new exhibition devoted to English art from a period spanning the 6th to the 16th centuries. Taking place at 15D Clifford Street, London, W1S 4JZ, the exhibition will open on Thursday 27th June, in conjunction with London Art Week, and continue until 26th... [Lire la suite]

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]