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  • Medieval Lead Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix with Fleur-de-Lys
    Medieval Lead Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix with Fleur-de-Lys
    13th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

    Scaphoid in plan with rounded edges, cruciform strap to reverse; obverse with incuse legend 'S' [...]E . FILLI . AV [...]' ( ... son of ...); supplied with a plaster impression. 32.4 grams, 42.4 mm



    Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Little Wibraham, South Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-B3407B.

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  • Medieval Lead Heraldic Trade Weight with Crowned Fleur-de-Lys
    Medieval Lead Heraldic Trade Weight with Crowned Fleur-de-Lys
    14th-15th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

    Heater-shaped with high-relief of fleur-de-lys, crown, star and crescent moon. 65.4 grams, 50 mm



    Found Lincolnshire, UK, in the 1990s.

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  • Large Medieval Knights Bronze Differenced Heraldic Horse Harness Mount
    Large Medieval Knight's Bronze Differenced Heraldic Horse Harness Mount
    14th-15th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

    Discoid with engraved lion rampant inside a shield surrounded with slender foliage; remains of mounting lug to reverse. 30.2 grams, 47 mm



    From the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s.

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  • Medieval Bronze Ring with Rosette
    Medieval Bronze Ring with Rosette
    14th-16th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

    With hexafoil bezel, each petal with impressed pellet. 5.28 grams, 22.83 mm overall, 18.04 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.

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  • Late Medieval Bronze Cross Pendant Group
    Late Medieval Bronze Cross Pendant Group
    14th-16th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

    Comprising: a cross pommee pendant with 'OMONIA' (harmony) impressed legend; narrow cross pendant with collared lobe finials. 7.98 grams total, 36-39 mm



    Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

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  • Medieval Bronze Archers Thumb Ring
    Medieval Bronze Archer's Thumb Ring
    13th-14th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

    With narrow triangular flange, incuse geometric designs and reserved rosette to centre. 5.63 grams, 28.77 mm overall, 19.99 x 18.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)



    Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman.

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  • Medieval Bronze Knights Holy Sepulchre Badge
    Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
    Circa 13th-14th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

    Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. 0.81 grams, 24 mm



    Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.

    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.

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  • Medieval Signet Bronze Ring with Galloping Antelope
    Medieval Signet Bronze Ring with Galloping Antelope
    16th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

    Flat-section hoop with linear motifs on the shoulders, rectangular bezel with incised border and an antelope in a dynamic pose facing left. 5.36 grams, 23.25 mm overall, 20.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)



    Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

    The finger rings worn by merchants and tradesmen were made of different metals. The commonest were in brass or bronze. The merchants and tradesmen ordered various devices to be engraved on the bezels of their rings, and sometimes they gave the appearance being of heraldic blazons.

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  • Medieval Bronze Turret Ring Brooch
    Medieval Bronze Turret Ring Brooch
    14th-15th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

    Comprising an annular body decorated with eight raised circular knops each with white enamel. 7.43 grams, 34 mm



    From the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s.

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  • Medieval Bronze Clasped Hands Ring
    Medieval Bronze Clasped Hands Ring
    15th-17th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

    With D-section hoop, bezel formed as two clasped hands in 'mane in fede' pattern. 1.99 grams, 22.70 mm overall, 19.83 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.

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  • Medieval Knights Bronze Strap End with M for Maria
    Medieval Knight's Bronze Strap End with M for Maria
    14th-15th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

    Hollow-formed rectangular plaque with large incised letter 'm' on a hatched field, lozenge plaque with four-petal flower supporting attachment loop and ring. 22.32 grams, 79 mm



    From the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s.

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  • Medieval Silver Ring with Heraldic Bezel
    Medieval Silver Ring with Heraldic Bezel
    Circa 15th-16th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

    Comprising a D-section hoop and teardrop bezel with median zigzag band between curved and rectilinear motifs, possibly birds 10.45 grams, 25.05 mm overall, 18.79 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.

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