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Slender round-section hoop with raised facetted bezel decorated with a stylised porcupine. 4.47 grams, 26.43 mm overall, 22.49 x 19.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Lot No. 1706
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Plano-convex in section and lentoid in plan with herringbone detailing to obverse. 5.34 grams, 25 mm

Found near York, Yorkshire, UK, in 2007.
From an old Yorkshire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Comprising a facetted shank with the ends tapering to beaded wire coiled around a knop and the shank. 13.78 grams, 28.82 mm overall, 16.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Sub-triangular with convex sides, integral tri-lobed apex loop at the top and two rivet holes at the base with ferrous remains; front of the mount with a zoomorphic design of two beasts joined together by a knot-like devise giving the appearance of linked collars, the bodies of the beasts forming the sides of the mount with their heads back to back in the middle lower part; Williams Class A, Type 2B. 25.5 grams, 48 mm

Found near Baumber, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, UK, on Sunday 8 September 2024.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SWYOR-515FAB.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts: A Classification and Catalogue, York, 1997, p.35, no.68.

Lot No. 1709
15
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Openwork kolovrat pendant with fleshy tendril detailing, carinated bale. 6.12 grams, 36 mm

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Lot No. 1710
5
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a slender hoop with oval bezel set with an amber-coloured glass cabochon in claw setting. 3.05 grams, 24.31 mm overall, 17.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Lot No. 1711
14
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising: the larger rectangular panel with reserved trefoil-headed blind arches, foliage in the spandrels; smaller panel with blind lancet arches and 'rose-window' roundels; smaller panel cracked. 4.02 kg total, 46-50.5 cm

Acquired from various UK auction houses.
Ex Kent collection.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. 1.25 grams, 22 mm

Found Nottinghamshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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 AD 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 AD.
Lot No. 1713
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Buckle frame with bust to the leading edge, openwork wreath or crown detailing. 4.53 grams, 36 mm

Found near York, Yorkshire, UK, in the 1980s.
From an old Yorkshire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Lot No. 1714
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including a beehive thimble, annular brooch, casket key, spindle whorl and other items. 160 grams total, 14-40 mm

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.
From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000.
Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Lot No. 1715
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A mixed group comprising coins, mounts, crotal bells, and other items. 200 grams total, 13-50 mm

Found Suffolk, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

N.B. This lot is for UK buyers only. Not for export.
Lot No. 1716
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Discoid with small lobe handle to the reverse, central floral motif and legend surrounding reading '+S WILLI WILIMOT' for 'seal of William Wilimot'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 17.4 grams, 29 mm

From the collection of Paul Moore, West Sussex, UK, 1990s.

Accompanied by an old laminated dealer's ticket.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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