4. Badge of St Margaret. Probably eastern France, second half of the
fifteenth century. Alloy of gold and copper, 5.9 by 4 cm. (The Wyvern
Collection).
Attributed works:
6. Horn, by Léonard Limosin. Limoges, 1538. Enamel painted on copper
with silver fittings, mounted on a cow’s horn, length 30.5 cm. (The
Wyvern Collection).
Attributed works:
7. Head of the Virgin. Northern Spain, c.1270–1300. Wood, paint,
gilding and gesso, height 59 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Attributed works:
8. Head of the mourning Virgin. France (Paris or Normandy),
c.1530–40. Clear glass painted with stipple shading, leaded in a
later setting, 13.5 by 11.5 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
1. Phylactery. Mosan, c.1160–70. Champlevé enamel on copper
with gilding, vernis brun, rock crystal and gems on a wooden core,
22.5 by 22 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
2. Chrismatory. Anglo-Saxon, c.800, and Carolingian, late 9th
century. Repoussé copper-alloy sheets with gilding and silver on
an oak core, height 15.6 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
3. Plaque. England, c.1180–1200. Champlevé enamel on copper with
gilding, height 5.7 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
5. Travelling chalice. Lower Rhine (probably Cologne), c.1240–50. Silver,
parcel-gilt, with filigree, pearls and semi-precious stones, height 8.2 cm.
(The Wyvern Collection).
Book Review
The Wyvern Collection: Byzantine and Sasanian Silver, Enamels and Works of Art
The Wyvern Collection: Byzantine
and Sasanian Silver, Enamels and
Works of Art
By Marco Aimone. 552 pp. incl. 300 col. ills.
(Thames and Hudson, London and New York,
2020), £65. ISBN 978–0–500–25249–9. |
:
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
2. Enkolpion in the form of a miniature
triptych. 11th century. Gold, cloisonné and
champlevé enamels and lead, height 7.1 cm.
(Wyvern Collection).
Book Review
The Wyvern Collection: Medieval and Later Ivory Carvings and Small Sculpture
The Wyvern Collection: Medieval
and Later Ivory Carvings and
Small Sculpture
By Paul Williamson. 448 pp. incl. 335 col. ills.
(Thames and Hudson, London, 2019), £65.
ISBN 978–0–500–02283–2. |
:
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
4. Mirror back with royal chess players.
French, c.1300. Ivory, diametre 12.6 cm.
(Wyvern Collection).