Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day 1 - 20th April 2021
Lot 132
A EUROPEAN STAINED GLASS CIRCULAR PANEL
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1100
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Description
A EUROPEAN STAINED GLASS CIRCULAR PANEL
PROBABLY FRENCH, 13TH CENTURY AND LATER
depicting Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate, inscribed 'AUREA PORTA', with later painted glass replacements, 42.5cm diameter, in a modern grey painted wood frame
Catalogue Note
This panel depicts Joachim and Anna meeting at the Golden Gate of Jerusalem. In style the panel compares favourably to the stained glass of the great cathedrals of the early 13th century, in particularly to a similar panel of Joachim and Anna at Chartres Cathedral.