Beautiful handwritten leaf on vellum, recto verso, extract from an antiphonary.
Gothic writing in liturgical Latin, Gregorian chant.
Square notes on a staff of four red lines (medieval musical writi[...]
Red coral branch set on a Gothic embossed brass base.
Coral, brass.
15th century.
h. 15 in. ; w. 11,8 in.
A branch of red coral mounted on a Gothic embossed and chased brass chalice base. The de[...]
SUPERB CRUCIFIX HAUTE EPOQUE XIII EME CENTURY LIMOGES CLOISONNE ENAMEL CHRIST IN COPPER CROWN TRACES OF GILDING HEIGHT CHRIST HEAD FEET 13.5 CMS EXPRESSIVE FACE VERY GOOD CONDITION
7th-8th century AD Silver belt buckle with enamel with rectangular body and integrated fastening loop, relief figure of a stylized winged horse (Pegasus) on the plate. For a comparable example in bron[...]
Very beautiful gilded bronze harness pendant representing a four-leaf clover.
15th century.
11.44 g.
40 x 33 mm.
This format could also have been used for dog vervelles (unlike those used for [...]
3 pretty wrought iron keys, used at period to open wooden and iron locks on common furniture or small doors.
Two are Romanesque, with the lower point extending well beyond the bit to center rotation,[...]
Our large monstrance from the end of the 15th or the beginning of the 16th century is made of embossed and hammered copper, then silvered or gilded. Resting on a polylobed foot, a hexagonal stem inter[...]
A double-sided illuminated manuscript on parchment hand-written and coloured from the Gothic period (15th century)
This is a page from a liturgical book such as the Psalters and courtly literature
T[...]
Gilt bronze buckle plate with bas-relief decoration of a griffin in profile raising its right foreleg; four rivets on the reverse.
12th/13th century
L.: 4.7 cm. The style of this griffin decoratin[...]
Very large and rare wrought iron key from the 11th or 12th century in excellent condition and with a dark and very uniform patina;
Its rectangular bit with 6 openings and 4 teeth is 5 x 3.8 cm
A champlevé enamelled copper plaque depicting Christ in Majesty.
French, Limoges, 13th century.
The plaque measures 15 x 11cm and 18cm high including its metal display stand.
Decorated in b[...]
Stone with religious symbols, perhaps the Eucharist with a monstrance on the left. This stone originating from a small Cévennes hamlet probably from a chapel is a testimony of popular art quite moving[...]
Belle petite sculpture d’applique en bronze fondu, dos de laiton, se vissant jadis sur un socle, c’est une vierge debout, couronnée, aux longs cheveux, le bras gauche en accueil d’un Enfant-Roi dispa[...]
A rare figurative fibula from the early Middle Ages and filled with dark red glass paste in the shape of a crescent. The dating is: 875-1000 AD Condition: see photos, Dimensions: 2.3 cm A similar piec[...]
Description:
Gilded copper, enamels.
This plaque represents the Angel Gabriel. He presents a relic. This has disappeared, all that remains is the bat which held the rock crystal cabochon in which [...]
Compartmented Byzantine cross with Christ, the Virgin and several saints. 14th or 15th century It has a stem by which it would be attached to a liturgical object. measurements of the cross without the[...]
Beautiful head of a bearded Saint in carved limestone. Domed forehead, almond-shaped eyes with hemmed eyelids, high cheekbones, half-open mouth with a kind expression, hair and beard with wavy locks. [...]
Extremely rare pewter SPOON with a circular “rat tail” spoon decorated with a row of angled pearls, with a diamond-shaped end.
Length: 16.3 cm
WEST OF EUROPE, End of the 15th or beginning of the 1[...]
A missing masterpiece, the Self-Portrait of Durer which he gave to Raphael, mentioned and described by Vasari, reappears after 5 centuries of oblivion, lost from the former Collection of the Duke of B[...]
Rare feudal coin from the Duchy of Brittany,
Jean 1st Le Roux (1237 – 1286)
Date: Circa 1250,
Strike with a hammer.
Type: Denier
Metal: Billon (Silver and copper alloy)
Weight: approximately[...]
The Galerie Le Jardin Des Moines offers you particularly old work since it dates back to the Middle Ages. This is a Flemish monstrance produced in the Maasland region.
The glass cylinder is later and[...]
Medieval bronze seal engraved with a Gryllus.
French or English, 14th century.
Measures 1.8 x 1.3cm.
Weighs 3.62 grams.
Engraved with the word ‘PRIVE’ (private) and the initials of the own[...]
Rare and in very good condition. Based on an interlaced pattern, see two previous articles on the fibula. Dark green patina. Condition: see photos. Hinge and retaining plate present. Missing iron pin.[...]
Rare so-called eared stoup in marble carved on the sides with different motifs: a heart, a fleur-de-lis, a cross and ancient characters (perhaps from biblical Hebrew), from the Romanesque period aroun[...]
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Medieval brass spoon, 15th century
This type of spoon was called in the Middle Ages cuiller à ymaige (spoon with image), because it shows a handle top[...]
Contemporary with the end of the Middle Ages, we present to you a small reliquary hunt on its polylobed base. Its barrel is half-sided with a median knot, and the rectangular-shaped reserve is framed [...]
Roman school
PIETRO BARBO (1417-1471)
Dated 1455
Copper alloy, cast; 334mm
Perfect original cast
Obverse: Pietro Barbo tonsured and wearing an embroidered cope.
Inscription: PETRVS BARBVS VENE[...]
A very beautiful 10-th-11th century A.D. A gilt bronze disc brooch with seven radiating lobes or lugs to the rim; each lug with inset of blue, black and white enamel (one partly remains and one missin[...]
Bronze ring with a square front divided diagonally as if it were a coat of arms, and with in the upper part two war crosses composed of axes and a silver bead engraved with the hexagram, probably the [...]
A Medieval bronze seal of a pair of birds either side of a tree or flower.
English, 14th century.
Measures 3 x 1.9 cm.
Weighs 7.65 grams.
The inscription appears to read Inscription of ‘SI[...]
EXTREMELY RARE DAGGER CALLED “CINQUEDEA” Italy late 15th early 16th century. Triangular blade, double-edged, iron blade, ribbed in the middle, the central part with a double fuller, an oval punch on a[...]
A Medieval bronze seal of a large bird with a branch in its beak.
English, 14th century.
Measures 2.7 x 1.6 cm.
Weighs 5.87 grams.
The inscription appears to read 'IESV: SEL BON E LEL', wh[...]
A Medieval bronze seal belonging to a Rector.
English, 14th century.
Measures 4 x 2.5 cm.
Weighs 17.62 grams.
Seal design shows a seven petal flower with a six point star above and crescen[...]
On the obverse is the cross Patente composed of four war axes, symbol of the Knights Templar. On the reverse in the center is the 'Magic Square' with the Cross in the center within other squares with [...]
Beautiful and unique bronze Renaissance piece with the addition of an iron ring with hook in a later period and thus converted into a counterweight for Roman scales (hand scales).
Height: 6 cm
HEAD OF CHRIST 13th CENTURY. WOOD WITH REMAINS OF POLYCHIROME Very beautiful head of Christ in polychrome wood from the 13th century. Powerful expression. Italy, Germany or France. Either a Christ of [...]
An extremely unusual and rare find: a Germanic child's dagger dating from medieval times This small, enigmatic dagger was made between 1200 and 1500 in medieval Europe. With a length of only 19 cm, th[...]
This small hand-warming brazier from the Renaissance era in wrought iron is a handcrafted object of great value, handmade with care and precision. The origin of this object is attributed to the Tuscan[...]
Iron hunting dagger 12th century The back of the blade and the handle bear an illegible inscription (partially covered with rust)
The handle is gilded which suggests that it was a nobleman's weapon.
[...]
Castle: is probably a reference to Blanche of Castile, diameter: 16mm
Blanche of Castile (4 March 1188 – 27 November 1252) was Queen of France by marriage to Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice d[...]
A very rare fibula in mint condition except for (usually) missing iron pin on the back.
Dimensions: 13x14m.m.
The fibula comes from an old collection in the Netherlands and was found in France
[...]
This remarkable reliquary constitutes a museum quality collector's item.
The reliquary itself is made up of an octagonal foot with concave sides on which is fixed a hexagonal rod with a crack. Toppin[...]
Rectangular bronze ring, with a high relief showing a Knight with a sword, appointing a young man as a Knight. The bob hair of the two characters allows us to date the ring to the 14th century.
Rare Templar ring in 'Orichalcum', a mysterious ancient alloy with a reddish composition. A legendary metal in Greece, it is said to have been considered in Atlantis, almost the value of gold. Called [...]
Square Templar medallion in mercury-plated metal depicting a fortified castle with eight towers. An imaginative interpretation of a 'Magic Square'. Around the Castle, esoteric symbols with beasts and [...]
A very beautiful and large bronze mount with a beautiful patina. Found in Norfolk (UK).
Height: 6.8 cm.
In Norse mythology, wolves represent strength, cunning and ruthless aggression. They are c[...]
Silver medallion depicting Frederick's II eagle, made using the relief prop technique. In the center is a round cabochon of agate. The object, highly oxidized, made of low-grade silver, embodies the r[...]
Templar war pendant amulet, to be hung around the neck in contact with the body, with the representation of the three crosses of Golgotha and a stylized bird of prey. On the sides are two six-pointed [...]
Frederick Templar signet ring, in bronze with the depiction of two greyhounds facing each other. Laterally on the stem, two Templar crosses are flanked by arrows and concentric globes repeated. Object[...]
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