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Auction 18 December 2019 HAUTE ÉPOQUE & CURIOSITÉS - Paris

Bid on the lot list Pierre Bergé & Associés : 18 December 2019 - HAUTE ÉPOQUE & CURIOSITÉS LIEU DE VENTE Hotel Drouot - 9, rue drouot 75009 Paris EXPOSITIONS PUBLQUES / PUBLIC VIEWING : Mardi 17 décembre de 11 heures à 18 heures Mercredi 18 décembre de 11 heures à 14 heures Tuesday 17 december from 11am to 6pm Wednesday 18 december from 11am to 2pm TÉLÉPHONE PENDANT L’EXPOSITION PUBLIQUE ET LA VENTE : T. +33 (0)1 48 00 20 09 EXPERT POUR LA VENTE : Laurence Fligny assistée de Benoît Bertrand Expert près la cour d'appel de Paris T. +33 (0)1 45 48 53 65 M. +33 (0)6 88 47 62 42 <a href="mailto:laurencefligny@aol.com" target="_blank">laurencefligny@aol.com</a>CONTACT Xavier Peters T. + 33 (0)1 49 49 90 33 <a href="mailto:xpeters@pba-auctions.com" target="_blank">xpeters@pba-auctions.com</a> Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - Paris

HAUTE ÉPOQUE & CURIOSITÉS

Wednesday 18 December 2019 - 16:00 (CET) - Live

Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

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Lot n° 1

Head of divinity (?) in carved...

Head of divinity (?) in carved limestone. Bearded and mustached man with a pointed skull pattern; face with thick eyelids bordered by thick eyelids under underlined eyebrow arches, flat nose, drooping whiskers, slightly asymmetrical mouth. Gallo-Roman...

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Lot n° 2

Rare carved limestone capital representing...

Rare carved limestone capital representing a bearded and mustached man's head with an ionic capital; wide face with thick hair separated by a median stripe, frowned eyebrows, eyes with tapered ends towards the temples, a dazzled nose and a neck highlighted...

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Lot n° 3

Important marble capital carved...

Important marble capital carved all sides with acanthus leaf decoration on three registers, sticks accosted at the corners, small sticks accosted in the centre, flattened torus astragalus and abacus decorated with a frieze of leaves. Constantinople or...

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Lot n° 4

A silver and gold handle fibula...

A silver and gold handle fibula with a finely incised decoration. Semicircular head, topped with a digitation and two lateral appendages, decorated with X-shaped stamped motifs; arrowhead-shaped foot. Visigothic art, 6th / 7th century Height: 4.5 cm -...

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Lot n° 5

Gold pendant in the shape of a...

Gold pendant in the shape of a cicada. With a triangular outline, it has an applied decoration of twisted yarns, filigrees and granules, the two largest forming the insect's eyes. Ring on the back. Hunenic art, first half of the 5th century Height: 2.8...

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Lot n° 6

Rare gold buckle with almond inlay....

Rare gold buckle with almond inlay. Circular plate with two cells, confined by three spherical protrusions; round ring with barb at the curved end. Hunenic art, first half of the 5th century Length: 3.7 cm Gross weight: 20 g Soclee Similar models at the...

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Lot n° 7

Gold ring, green glass and pearls....

Gold ring, green glass and pearls. High bezel in the shape of a truncated and inverted pyramid set with emerald imitation glass paste, shoulders decorated with pearls. Byzantine art, early 6th century Height: 2.9 cm - Width: 2.2 cm Gross weight: 8 g

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Lot n° 8

Important gold, ruby and blue glass...

Important gold, ruby and blue glass paste ring. Kitten of inverted pyramidal shape, bordered by a border, decorated with an oval cabochon in glass paste surrounded by fifteen small rubies; flat ring decorated with a braid of two threads. Byzantine or...

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Lot n° 9

Gold and niello ring. Square shaped...

Gold and niello ring. Square shaped kitten decorated with the Greek Christian monogram Chi-Rho with a dotted border. Byzantine art, 6th / 7th century Height: 2.1 cm - Width: 2.3 cm Weight: 12 g (slight deformation of the ring)

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Lot n° 10

Gold and amber ring. Oval kitten...

Gold and amber ring. Oval kitten with cabochon surrounded by a double pearl filigree, flat ring decorated with three twisted wires. Anglo-Saxon, 6th / 8th century Height: 2.6 cm - Width: 2.5 cm Gross weight: 10 g (slight deformation of the ring)

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Lot n° 11

Rare dagger with walrus ivory handle...

Rare dagger with walrus ivory handle and wrought iron blade. Slightly tapered handle ending in a rounded and curved spherical end, ring decorated with eye-spots with traces of niello. Viking Period, 10th century Length: 31 cm (split handle with slight...

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Lot n° 12

Cross pendant in silver and garnet....

Cross pendant in silver and garnet. Branches with slightly flared facets and ends ending with a button, intersection of the branches decorated with a cabochon, fixed bezel. Byzantine art, 6th / 7th century Height: 4.5 cm - Width: 3.6 cm Gross weight:...

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Lot n° 13

Rare ring in gold and cloisonné...

Rare ring in gold and cloisonné enamels, blue and white. Diamond kitten shared by a cross at the intersection and ends in a circle, surrounded by granules and filigrees, twisted ring. Ottonian art, Rhine Valley, early 11th century Kitten height: 2.2 cm...

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Lot n° 14

Central cross plaque in bronze...

Central cross plaque in bronze and copper engraved, engraved and gilded. Christ: long stretched neck with advanced head, inclined to the left, hair shared by a median stripe, long locks resting on the shoulders, comma whiskers and short beard; horizontal...

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Lot n° 15

Grey marble capital with yellow...

Grey marble capital with yellow veins carved on all sides, basket decorated with an oak leaf topped with acorns, scroll-shaped sticks accosted at three angles, the fourth decorated with a sphere and a clover, astragalus underlined with spherical buttons. Region...

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Lot n° 16

Ring in engraved silver, sapphire,...

Ring in engraved silver, sapphire, ruby and emerald. A stirrup-shaped ring with three kittens set with a precious stone, shoulders decorated with a quatrefoil. 13th century Height: 2.5 cm - Width: 2.3 cm Gross weight: 6 g

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Lot n° 17

Modillion in pink granite carved...

Modillion in pink granite carved in the shape of a stylized feline head (?). Prominent spherical eyes under arched eyebrows, frowned snout, closed mouth, erect rounded ears, curly mane shared by a median line. 12th century Height: 16.8 cm - Width: 20...

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Lot n° 18

Tripod bronze candlestick picnic,...

Tripod bronze candlestick picnic, with a flattened sphere knot, flared cup, moulded circular base, mouldings underlined by a frieze of grènetis, stylized feet in the shape of a stylized leg. 13th century Height: 20 cm Base diameter: 10.9 cm. (end of two...

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Lot n° 19

Incense shuttle on a champlevé...

Incense shuttle on a champlevé copper base, enamelled, engraved and gilded, blue, turquoise blue, white, yellow, green and red enamels. Polylobal shape, cover composed of two symmetrical plates, one of which is movable on hinges, decorated with an angel...

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Lot n° 20

Unspoilt man's head in limestone...

Unspoilt man's head in limestone carved in rondebosse. Young man, wearing a brim cap, topped with a half-spherical bump, with an oval face and acute chin; well defined eyebrow arches, eyes with tapered ends towards the temples, mouth with loose lips:...

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Lot n° 21

Acephalus angel in marble. Standing,...

Acephalus angel in marble. Standing, the angel stands with her arms crossed on her chest, the index finger of her right hand in a gesture of designation; she is dressed in a long tunic, blousoned at the waist, the neckline lined with a braid, the sleeves...

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Lot n° 22

Acephalus bust in limestone carved...

Acephalus bust in limestone carved in roundish stone. Male character wearing a surcot with a hood on his back; his left hand was to hold a book on the edge that has now disappeared. Second half of the 13th century Height: 33.5 cm (fragment, visible lacks) This...

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Lot n° 23

Rectangular box opening with a...

Rectangular box opening with a sliding lid, with a coniferous wood core covered with bas-relief carved bone plates. The sides of the perimeter are decorated in three registers of the same decoration: in the middle register, in between with lunar round-faced...

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Lot n° 24

Virgin and Child in limestone carved...

Virgin and Child in limestone carved in round hump. Slightly wiggled, her chest thrown back, she carries the Child sitting on her left arm; wide, triangular face with eyes stretched towards the temples with prominent eyeballs and mouth with thin lips;...

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Lot n° 25

Important double capital in white...

Important double capital in white marble carved on all sides. Square in plan, it is decorated in two registers: at the first, a race of pampering with a bird pecking a bunch of grapes; at the second, vine leaves and bunches following a moulding; a moulded...

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Lot n° 26

Rare pair of important limestone...

Rare pair of important limestone bases carved in strong relief, gilded and polychrome decorated with the symbols of the Evangelists Mark and Luke. The winged animals, the lion and the bull, stand out from the background, each holding a gold shield with...

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Lot n° 27

Head of Christ or Apostle in limestone...

Head of Christ or Apostle in limestone carved with traces of polychrome. Backed by a halo, bearded head with almond-shaped eyes, friendly mouth, framed by medium-long hair marked with waves. 14th century Height: 13.2 cm - Width: 15 cm Depth: 8.7 cm Base...

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Lot n° 28

Monstrance foot transformed into...

Monstrance foot transformed into a gilded copper chalice, carved and enamelled. Drum with hexagonal section decorated with opaque blue and red enamels, diamonds centred on a fleuron, knot decorated with foliage and six cabochons of translucent enamels...

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Lot n° 29

Set consisting of a harness pendant...

Set consisting of a harness pendant and a fermail: - Gilded and enamelled bronze harnesses, blue and red, forming a flower with six polylobed petals. 14th century Height: 4.6 cm (split belay) - Enamelled copper enamel, red translucent enamel and white...

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Lot n° 30

Lot composed of three fermaux: -...

Lot composed of three fermaux: - Pilgrim's enamel in patinated and polylobé pewter with six diamonds bearing floral crosses. England, 14th century Diameter: 2.6 cm Diameter: 2.9 cm (oxidation) - Bronze enamel with zoomorphic heads and turquoise blue and...

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Lot n° 31

Processional cross with a wooden...

Processional cross with a wooden core covered with repoussé copper, engraved and gilded with Christ in solid cast iron. Diamond checkered background with figures in strong relief: face, in bust, Virgin and Saint John, imbecile religious saint and Mary...

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Lot n° 32

Ring in gilded and engraved silver....

Ring in gilded and engraved silver. Kitten shared by a median edge with inscriptions in Gothic letters, on one side the monogram of Christ ihs accompanied by a foliage, on the other the name of the Virgin Mary, twisted ring. England, 15th century Height:...

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Lot n° 33

Gold ring. Kitten in the form of...

Gold ring. Kitten in the form of a shield engraved with the coat of arms of the Order of Mercedaries or Notre-Dame de la Merci Or with four palms Gules; in chief, Gules with a cross paw and alesee Argent, ring moulded. South of France or Catalonia, 15th...

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Lot n° 34

Exceptional gold and sapphire ring....

Exceptional gold and sapphire ring. Conical ribbed kitten, adorned with granules and set with a precious stone, ring underlined by a twist between two serrated edges interrupted by four openwork quatrefoils. Italy ?, around 1400 Height: 2.9 cm - Width:...

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Lot n° 35

Great Christ in chased and gilded...

Great Christ in chased and gilded bronze, hollow cast iron. Head girdled with a crown of branches bound by straps; beautiful elongated face with emaciated features with almost closed eyes, straight nose and exhaling mouth with open lips; mid-long hair...

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Lot n° 36

Sainte Marie-Madeleine in marble...

Sainte Marie-Madeleine in marble carved in round hump. Slightly wiggled, the saint is dressed in a girdled dress and a coat coming back to the front, falling in voluminous folds and layered on the sides; she holds the ointment vase (now disappeared) on...

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Lot n° 37

Young man's head in carved Istrian...

Young man's head in carved Istrian stone. Expressive face with large almond-shaped eyes and lacrimal caruncle, cheeks carved with dimples, nasolabial folds, mouth drawing a smile with thin, slightly half-open lips showing the dentition; short hair with...

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Lot n° 38

Bust of a holy woman or Virgin...

Bust of a holy woman or Virgin in carved limestone. Oval face, with a friendly expression and a great softness, framed by a veil, one side of which comes back to the front; underneath with iron fixing remains. First third of the 15th century Height: 31.2...

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Lot n° 39

Important ciborium in carved, stuccoed...

Important ciborium in carved, stuccoed and gilded wood. Foot with moulded bow resting on a polylobed base, six-sided box closed by a half-sided lid, decorated with stylised foliated foliage foliage in reserves. Inscription in Gothic letters all around...

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Lot n° 40

An engraved and openwork silver...

An engraved and openwork silver pendant in a rectangular shape representing Christ coming out of the tomb. Composition slightly off-centre in a plate with rounded corners with Christ shown in a bust, the bottom of his body hidden by a part of his coat...

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Lot n° 41

Gilded bronze seal matrix of Jean...

Gilded bronze seal matrix of Jean du Cigne. Woman dressed in a long dress, her left hand resting on a shield with a coticelled fleurdelisee band; on her right, crowning a trunk, a helmet with a dexterous crest holding a sword brandishing a sword accosted...

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Lot n° 42

Saint John the Baptist in wood...

Saint John the Baptist in wood (lime tree?) carved in round hump, polychrome and gilded. Standing on a mound, the prophet carries a book on which the lamb lies on his left hand, which he points to with the index finger of his other hand; a beautiful elongated...

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Lot n° 43

Saint John the Baptist in lime...

Saint John the Baptist in lime tree (?) carved and polychrome, dug back. Standing, he points with his right index finger at the lamb lying on a closed book carried by his left hand; head with mid-long wavy hair and bifid beard; beautiful face slightly...

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Lot n° 44

Peace Kiss in bronze partly gilded...

Peace Kiss in bronze partly gilded with the Virgin and Child in a bust. In a curved niche emerging from a crescent, with her heads haloed, Mary holds the Child closely in her arms in an attitude of tenderness; molded, carved, engraved and openworked frame...

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Lot n° 45

Wrought iron mesh box, carved and...

Wrought iron mesh box, carved and drilled with a wooden core. Rectangular in shape with a slightly curved cover, it is covered with iron plates with orbital decoration forming a mesh on a red fabric background; double hasp lock with movable entrance cover;...

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Lot n° 46

Pair of small washers in grey and...

Pair of small washers in grey and yellow silver representing the Works of the Months: March, the pruning of the vine and September, the sowing. The characters are dressed in short belted tunics, shoes and foals. England ?, second half of the 15th century...

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Lot n° 47

Case with embossed leather case,...

Case with embossed leather case, chiselled and incised for five elements. Decorated with foliage friezes, laurels, a dragon and a swan; eight side loops for a cord. Labels from the Spitzer Collection 1893 and number 814 in the lid. 15th century Height:...

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Lot n° 48

The Annunciation, a group of oak...

The Annunciation, a group of oak altarpieces carved in strong relief with minute traces of polychromy and gilding. On the left, the archangel is kneeling, holding in his right hand the messenger's staff (now disappeared); his hair is girded with a band...

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Lot n° 49

Great Virgin and Child in carved,...

Great Virgin and Child in carved, polychrome and gilded wood, dug back. Standing on a crescent, the Virgin carries the Child on her left side; head girded with a crown placed on a hair with long wavy strands falling on her shoulders and back; beautiful...

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Lot n° 50

Head of a holy Woman, (Mary Magdalene?),...

Head of a holy Woman, (Mary Magdalene?), or of Sybil in carved alabaster. Young face, with open forehead, small almond eyes, full cheeks and a small mouth; head topped with a large turban with an angular and deep pleat held by a kind of guimpe enclosing...

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