ID 1248286
Lot 120 | LIMOGES, SECOND QUARTER 13TH CENTURY
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 80 000
A bishop's crosier depicting the Annunciation
enamel and gilt copper; the knop decorated with intertwining lizards and a crown of stylised leaves; the interior of the crosier with a paper label indicating the collection of Victor Martin Le Roy (1842-1918); on a modern wood stand with a paper label to the underside inscribed '...1346 / 1.52'; with a later velvet-lined leather fitted case
12 ¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high; 14 ¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high, overall
Provenance
Victor Martin Le Roy (1842-1918).
Stanislas Baron (1824-1908), 28 rue Grange-Batelière, Paris until acquired by
Charles Gillot (1853-1903), on 22 April 1899 (5000 Fr),
mentioned in the inventory of Charles Gillot's collection following his death, 11 April 1903, no. 83 (located in the gallery on the second floor).
Ancienne Collection Charles Gillot sale; Christie's Paris, 4-5 March 2008, lot 242, where acquired after sale.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
B. Drake Boehm et E. Taburet-Delahaye, eds., Enamels of Limoges 1100-1350, Paris and New York, Musée du Louvre and Metropolitan Museum of Art, 23 October 1995 - 16 June 1996, p. 326, n. 111.
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Plastic |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Medieval |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Plastic |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Medieval |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
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