Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

Comprising the trunk and legs of a muscular beast with hatched fur texture, collar to the neck with a chain; below, a staff with lateral spurs; livery badge of the Earls of Warwick. 3.58 grams, 33 mm



From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.

Penannular shank with butted ends, bands of hatching to the shoulders, disc bezel with incuse fleur-de-lys and pellets; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 4.47 grams, 21.70 mm overall, 17.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)



From an old English collection, Bournemouth, UK. Ex Parthenon Gallery, London, UK, 2001. Property of a North London, UK, private collector.

Hexagonal pendant with raised Jerusalem cross, loop at the top. 20.9 grams, 30 mm



From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.

Circular frame with IOHANIS legend, facing bust within, pin to reverse. 1.38 grams, 19 mm



From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.

Gauntlet or glove of St Thomas Becket with decorated band to the mouth; pin to reverse. 2.38 grams, 24 mm



From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.

The gauntlet was the emblem of the Armourers Guild of London. The glove was an emblem of St Thomas Becket, whose gloves were involved in the miraculous healing of a nun.

Low-relief modelling of Mary standing wearing a crown and ruffed collar, supporting infant Jesus on her hip; with pin to reverse. 6.72 grams, 38 mm



From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.

Fragment of a calvary scene with torso, head and arms of Corpus Christi and cross. 3.73 grams, 39 mm



From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.

Discoid in plan with lug to reverse; central motif of an open hand with legend to the border '* WALTER LE CHAPMAN [Walter the chapman]. 9.75 grams, 26.8 mm



From the late Peter Hooper pewter and lead collection, who was a guest lecturer at West Dean College and was a longtime member of the Pewter Society who contributed to the Pewter Society Magazine.

Because such surnames were still meaningfully ‘occupational’ at this period, and ‘chapman’ means ‘(small-scale) seller/tradesman’, it may well be that Walter made his living from selling gloves.

Hollow-formed pouch-shaped vessel with lateral loops; obverse with capital 'R', reverse with scallop detailing. 28.80 grams, 52 mm



From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.

Including: a plano-convex Anglo-Saxon stone spindle whorl; an annular brooch; a four-headed seal, and other items. 160 grams total, 26-44 mm



Found Lincolnshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report for the Anglo-Saxon spindle whorl with report no.PUBLIC-D11069.

comprising a small bowl and a tapering handle, the finial formed as a standing pipe player dressed in a knee-length dress, with a loop behind the head. 11.28 grams, 73.36 mm



From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

Discoid in plan with central floret to each face and legend to the border; Side A: '* + S'VILL DE VVE[..]' (seal of William of WE[..]); Side B: '+ [S]' [.]VIAN[.]NVR[.]LL'. 11.4 grams, 24.8 mm



Found Thames, UK. From the pewter and lead collection of the late Peter Hooper, who was a guest lecturer at West Dean College and a longtime member of the Pewter Society who contributed to the Pewter Society Magazine.