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Medieval Bronze Corpus Christi
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Modelled in the round Corpus Christi with downcast head, draped loin cloth; hand pierced for attachment. 39.4 grams, 67 mm high
Found Lincolnshire, UK. -
Medieval Silvered Bronze Heraldic Mount
1400-1600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Flat in section and formed as a four-pointed mullet with incised border, the field subdivided into four heraldic panels, two with a hatched cross patonce, two others with martlets and fleurs-de-lis; bent into an S-curve, perhaps as a love-token. 3.86 grams, 29 mm
Found Tuesday, 1st April 2025 in Somersham, Suffolk, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-931219. -
Medieval Inscribed Silver-Gilt Ring Section
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A fragment of an inscribed finger ring; flattened rectangle in cross-section, expanding at one end to form the inner edge of a setting for a stone with residue inside; outer face inscribed ‘…RMARIE’ in Lombardic script. 0.76 grams, 19 mm
Found Somersham, Suffolk, UK. Declared as treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2020T285 and subsequently disclaimed by the Crown. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-E260EB. Accompanied by a copy of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Treasure Act receipt dated 19 February 2020. -
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Horse Harness Pendant
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a central disc with eight radiating lobes, each with a shallow recess to accept enamel, incised ring enclosing a perching bird; integral loop. 7.09 grams, 37 mm
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
Medieval Bronze Thimble Collection
14th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising five thimbles of various sizes and types. 21.5 grams total, 15-22 mm
From various UK collections formed since the 1950s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Silver Ring with Floral Cross
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Round-section hoop with faux rope-twist, lozenge-shaped bezel with a floral cross within a rectangle. 3.57 grams, 23.82 mm overall, 19.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval to Tudor Bronze Artefact Collection
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: a bearded male mount, possibly depicting the Green Man, two loops on the reverse; elongated mount with raised male head to the centre and rivet to each end; a tall trefoil mount with spiked end; a rectangular sheet mount with low-relief floral decoration, possibly a book mount. 54 grams total, 25-91 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Late Medieval Gold Ring
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising a slender C-shaped hoop, hollow raised bezel with scalloped border. 2.21 grams, 22.42 mm overall, 18.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
From a UK collection since before 1990. -
Medieval Iron Knife Group
13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Single-edge blades, one with integral bolster and another with fragment of applied bolster. 100 grams total, 9.5-19.9 cm
From old Cheshire and Nottinghamshire private collections. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. 0.87 grams, 18 mm
Found East Anglia, UK.
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. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Pentagram
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Slender, decorative hoop and discoid bezel with a pentagram. 2.86 grams, 20.62 mm overall, 17.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Large Medieval Bronze Belt Mount Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including lion-head, eagle and other types. 11.4 grams total, 12-29 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.