Apollo Art Auctions is holding its Ancient Art and Antiquities auction on Sunday, November 18th. Dozens of medieval items will be going up for bid. Here are a few of the featured items going up for sale.
Lot 232: Dating from circa 1300-1400 AD, a riveted iron great helm. Designed with a barrel-like design intended to protect a knight’s head in combat. Interesting to note that helmets were important elements of medieval knightly armour and often were included on the owner’s funerary monument. A similar example is seen in the collection of The Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin. The provenance includes a Central London gallery; a European collector; and the collection of Ing Peter Till, which was formed in 1980s Vienna. Opening bid: £10,000.
Lot 194: A Byzantine (circa 500-800 AD) solid gold cameo ring with a gold bezel securing a square banded agate cameo with the symbol of the CHI-RO inside a round laurel crown. A similar example can be seen in J. Spier’s 2012 reference Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millennium, No. 14. Most recently with a London gallery, it was previously acquired on the Monaco art market; and was part of a French collection from the 1970s. Opening bid: £4,000.
Lot 393: Another exceptional artwork is a TL-tested Chinese Tang Dynasty terracotta horse, stretching its head upward and baring its teeth as though emitting a neigh through curled lips. Its body is painted mainly with red pigments, with details such as a mane, tail, saddle cloth and saddle. Its provenance includes a UK private collection; and acquisition by a former owner in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. Opening bid: £3,000.
Lot 233: A very well-detailed gold filigree pendant in the shape of Odin’s head. A great example of the care Vikings took of their appearance and presentation. With beading implemented to form facial features and hair. Its weight is 10.66g. It became the property of a London ancient art gallery after residing in a private collection that was formed in 1965-1975. Opening bid: £2,000.
Apollo Art Auctions is holding its Ancient Art and Antiquities auction on Sunday, November 18th. Dozens of medieval items will be going up for bid. Here are a few of the featured items going up for sale.
Lot 232: Dating from circa 1300-1400 AD, a riveted iron great helm. Designed with a barrel-like design intended to protect a knight’s head in combat. Interesting to note that helmets were important elements of medieval knightly armour and often were included on the owner’s funerary monument. A similar example is seen in the collection of The Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin. The provenance includes a Central London gallery; a European collector; and the collection of Ing Peter Till, which was formed in 1980s Vienna. Opening bid: £10,000.
Lot 194: A Byzantine (circa 500-800 AD) solid gold cameo ring with a gold bezel securing a square banded agate cameo with the symbol of the CHI-RO inside a round laurel crown. A similar example can be seen in J. Spier’s 2012 reference Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millennium, No. 14. Most recently with a London gallery, it was previously acquired on the Monaco art market; and was part of a French collection from the 1970s. Opening bid: £4,000.
Lot 393: Another exceptional artwork is a TL-tested Chinese Tang Dynasty terracotta horse, stretching its head upward and baring its teeth as though emitting a neigh through curled lips. Its body is painted mainly with red pigments, with details such as a mane, tail, saddle cloth and saddle. Its provenance includes a UK private collection; and acquisition by a former owner in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. Opening bid: £3,000.
Lot 233: A very well-detailed gold filigree pendant in the shape of Odin’s head. A great example of the care Vikings took of their appearance and presentation. With beading implemented to form facial features and hair. Its weight is 10.66g. It became the property of a London ancient art gallery after residing in a private collection that was formed in 1965-1975. Opening bid: £2,000.
You can check out the entire auction on the Apollo Art Auctions website
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