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Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled in the half-round with hollow to the reverse; ankles and both hands pierced for attachment. 16.17 grams, 57 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s-1990s.
See Münter, F., Siunbilder und Kunstvorstellungen der alten Christen, Altona, 1825; Capello, V., La crocifissione fra fede, arte e scienza, Bologna, 2017.
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s-1990s.
See Münter, F., Siunbilder und Kunstvorstellungen der alten Christen, Altona, 1825; Capello, V., La crocifissione fra fede, arte e scienza, Bologna, 2017.
Cruciform plaque fragment, low-relief central square with Mary and Infant Jesus, facing nimbate bust in each surrounding roundel, pierced. 37.9 grams, 50 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Discoid with remains of a loop, central quincunx of rosettes with crows' feet between; legend to the rim '* S' WA[R]INI FIL IOhIS BATTVL' (seal of Warin son of John [of] Battle). 14.76 grams, 33 mm
Ex Paul Moore collection, West Sussex, UK, 1990s-2000s.
Accompanied by a Paul Moore display card.
The name Warin was popular among the Merovingian Franks and a bishop of that name was canonised; it then remained in use as a Christian name into the medieval period.
Ex Paul Moore collection, West Sussex, UK, 1990s-2000s.
Accompanied by a Paul Moore display card.
The name Warin was popular among the Merovingian Franks and a bishop of that name was canonised; it then remained in use as a Christian name into the medieval period.
With chamfered shoulders, octagonal bezel, meander border enclosing a perching bird with wings spread. 5.38 grams, 22.30 mm overall, 19.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 596, for type.
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 596, for type.
Mainly triangular and heater-shaped types with raised detailing. 2.5 kg total, 34-71 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, 1990s.
Ex Simmons Gallery, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With lateral loops and low-profile rosette detailing to one face of the the bulb, hatched band and crown to the other. 32.3 grams, 53 mm
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 399, for type.
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 399, for type.
.jpg "Medieval Bronze Knights Holy Sepulchre Badge Complete with Pin")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border, pin to verso. 1.22 grams, 26 mm including pin
Acquired from Ardingley Antiques Fair, 1980s.
Property of a Portsmouth, UK, gentleman, since the 1980s.
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 939-41.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 A.D. by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 A.D.
Acquired from Ardingley Antiques Fair, 1980s.
Property of a Portsmouth, UK, gentleman, since the 1980s.
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 939-41.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 A.D. by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 A.D.
With chevrons to the shoulders and four ring-and-dot motifs to the raised bezel. 6.15 grams, 22.06 mm overall, 17.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2 , USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
From the late Alison Barker collection, 1970-1990.
From the late Alison Barker collection, 1970-1990.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With broad curved blade and square chin, tapering neck, deep socket with square-section hammer to the reverse. 1.09 kg, 16 cm
Ex North American collection, 1970s-1990s.
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 11th September-2nd December 2024; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
Ex North American collection, 1970s-1990s.
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 11th September-2nd December 2024; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including a dagger chape, heater-shaped heraldic badge, finger ring and other items. 87 grams total, 18-56 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. 1.42 grams, 23 mm
Found near Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 939-41.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 A.D. by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 A.D.
Found near Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 939-41.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 A.D. by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a squat coarseware pot with notched rim, carinated jar with rounded base, domed lid with knop handle. 2.2 kg total, 12-17.5 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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