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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "Assyrian Bronze Relief Fragment")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
.jpg "The Tenby Hiberno-Norse Viking Penannular Brooch")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
![English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/203351-s(2).jpg "English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]")
Comprising bits of various types and sizes, including articulate elements. 2.5 kg total, 21.5-29 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Displayed above a tri-stemmed plant, letters 'LEGO'(?) above; accompanied by an impression. 7 grams total, 20 mm
Found Essex, UK.
Found Essex, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The cylindrical upper body with integral loop, rectangular-section lower body divided into a tapering vertical leg and arched hook. 22.2 grams, 10.7 cm
European collection, 1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
European collection, 1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £403
Displayed on a square-shaped tile, the lions with protruding tongues, framed by the bottom half of a shield-shaped background; remains of bedding cement to reverse together with a Bonham's lot label. 964 grams, 18.3 cm
Ex Benjamin Proust, 2015.
Ex central London gallery.
Ex Benjamin Proust, 2015.
Ex central London gallery.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Of heater shield type, displaying a bird walking left passant regardant; trace remains of enamel; suspension loop above. 6.02 grams, 40 mm
Found UK.
Acquired on the UK art market after 2000.
Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.WMID-BFE324.
Cf. The PAS online database, record ids. WMID-91E942 and SWYOR-17FA58, for similar.
Pendants such as this were suspended from horse harnesses using mounts rivetted to the straps. Harness pendants appear to have come into fashion in the 12th century, growing more numerous in the 13th century. In the second half of the 13th century, heraldic designs on them appeared and by the end of the 14th century, the fashion for such pendants was in decline.
Found UK.
Acquired on the UK art market after 2000.
Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.WMID-BFE324.
Cf. The PAS online database, record ids. WMID-91E942 and SWYOR-17FA58, for similar.
Pendants such as this were suspended from horse harnesses using mounts rivetted to the straps. Harness pendants appear to have come into fashion in the 12th century, growing more numerous in the 13th century. In the second half of the 13th century, heraldic designs on them appeared and by the end of the 14th century, the fashion for such pendants was in decline.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Retaining an articulate tongue, surrounding Latin legend: 'Amor Vincit Omnia' for 'Love Conquers All'. 0.54 grams, 15 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Composed of a sub-triangular-section socket, stamped to one cheek. 349 grams, 13.6 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
See Glosek, M., Późnośredniowieczna broń obuchowa w zbiorach polskich (Late medieval blunt weapons in Polish collections), Warszawa-Łódź, 1996, pl.XXX, letterr B, for a similar axehead.
This type of axehead, with similar specimens found in the territories of the Teutonic Order, was by far the most popular form of axe which remains unchangeable and continues to be used in the Baltic to this day. It appears in East European territories as early as the mid 13th century A.D.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
See Glosek, M., Późnośredniowieczna broń obuchowa w zbiorach polskich (Late medieval blunt weapons in Polish collections), Warszawa-Łódź, 1996, pl.XXX, letterr B, for a similar axehead.
This type of axehead, with similar specimens found in the territories of the Teutonic Order, was by far the most popular form of axe which remains unchangeable and continues to be used in the Baltic to this day. It appears in East European territories as early as the mid 13th century A.D.
Comprising glazed vessels including a pouring bowl with handle; tripod dish and pot, tripod vessel with spout and others. 4 kg total, 8-34 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Heater-shaped with motif of three lions, the royal arms of England from 1198 to 1340 and then from 1360 to 1369; blazoned 'gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or'. 10.2 grams, 43 mmFine condition.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
Cf. Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, items 50, 51, 55.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
Cf. Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, items 50, 51, 55.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Displaying three lions passant guardant on a heater-shaped shield; occluded suspension loop. 4.5 grams, 31 mm
Found UK.
Acquired on the UK art market after 2000.
Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK.
Found UK.
Acquired on the UK art market after 2000.
Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK.
The body decorated with chevrons; the hinged, semi-circular hoop retained within the body of the lock; the keyhole protected by a sliding panel; complete. 18.8 grams, 76 mm
Ex property of a North London gentleman.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Ex property of a North London gentleman.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Or toilet article; the articulate set comprising a pointed nail cleaner with decorative wavy lines to both faces, miniature spoon and file(?) the latter two engraved with stylised sun's rays near the head to one face. 6.9 grams, 54 mm
European collection, 1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
European collection, 1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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