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Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,850
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,440
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
Lot No. 1685
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a trapezoidal frame with latticework and tab to the long edge; from a purse pendant. 4.35 grams, 39 mm

Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.

Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 176b.

The purse was originally suspended on straps from a badge bearing a fleur-de-lys within a ring.
Shown crucified on the cross; carved in relief with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing; remains of suspension loop to top; polished. 41 grams, 11.3 cm

Ex Frederick Bligh Bond (1864-1946), the archaeologist of Glastonbury. An erroneous inscription on the reverse 'date about 1140 (Bligh Bond)'.

Comprising a variety of complete and fragmentary objects including: coins; clothes fittings; strap ends; weights; glass bangle fragments; musket balls; tools; vessels and other miscellaneous items. 6.1 kg total, 1.5-25 cm

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Lot No. 1689
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of tanged sickle blades of various profiles. 1.75 kg total, 27.5-39 cm

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Lot No. 1690
 
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Featuring a shallow channel to one face. 175 grams, 20.5 cm

Found Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Lot No. 1692
9
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Each displaying a different decorative design, including: two nielloed whorl motifs; crescentic button; a triangular motif; stylised flower with nielloed petals; stylised pelletted flower, together with other designs. 14 grams total, 10-16 mm

English private collection, 1970s.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.

Composed of rings of various styles and sizes, including an example with a decoratively twisted wire body; exteriors displaying geometric ornament; double bezels with cells for inlays; together with plain and other types. 30.5 grams total, 13-24 mm

Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.

Mainly comprising buckle frames of various dates, types and sizes, including decorative examples. 127 grams total, 13-50 mm

Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.

Lot No. 1696
6
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Roughly stirrup-shaped with a flat-section hoop, raised square-shaped bezel displaying a quatrefoil motif with incised zigzagging radiating from a central point into each quarter, together with incised linear ornament to the shoulders; misshapen hoop. 3.42 grams, 24.44 mm overall, 20.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 10, Europe 19.84, Japan 20)

Found Keyingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report number YORYM-03DF22.
Accompanied by a copy of the report on potential Treasure for H M Coroner for Yorkshire under reference no.2014 T899.

Most glazed and from various vessel types, including examples with handles and coloured glaze. 15 kg total, 4-25.5 cm

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

The panel displaying three crenelated turrets arranged vertically, a yellow-haired angel with a diadem in the hair facing out from each, beneath an ogival arch; remains of green, blue, yellow and metallic coloured threads; silk on woven fabric backing. 540 grams, 1.20 m long

with Bonhams, 9 december 2009, lot 41.
Ex central London gallery.

Lot No. 1699
9
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Displaying a repoussé ropework border and two standing figures; one holding a sword, the other wearing a crown. 0.57 grams, 27 mm

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

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