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Comprising five domed thimbles with pellet decoration. 21.9 grams total, 15-23 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Rectangular plaque attached to an articulated suspension plate; low-relief cross floretty motif with incised frame and detailing; pierced towards lower edge for attachment of another element. 19.5 grams, 59 mm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Vesica type with perching bird motif and legend 'S'[....]LIVM[...]', supplied with an impression. 8.3 grams, 34 mm



Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.

Rosette type with segmented lower body and domed upper with seven D-section radiating segments with keyed surface; hollow to underside, rectangular slot to accept the tang. 62 grams, 34 mm



Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.

Penannular type, rectangular in plan with impressed border, scale design made from punched crescent motifs. 5.55 grams, 21.85 mm overall, 19.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

An openwork pendant formed as a splayed eagle gripping a thunderbolt(?) in its talons. 4.85 grams, 30 mm



Acquired on the UK art market from the 1990s. From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.

With central profile bust, border with legend '* CAPVT SERVI DEI' (head of a servant of God); supplied with an impression. 5.33 grams, 20.9 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Comprising a flat, tongue-shaped body with a segmented surface with traces of enamel; above, the head modelled in the half-round with an applied halo attached at rear; two large rivet-holes to the body. 19.7 grams, 60 mm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

D-section hoop and rectangular bezel with incuse Lombardic capital 'T' beneath a crown, supplied with an impression. 11.81 grams, 28.48 mm overall, 21.93 x 21.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y, USA 12, Europe 27.51, Japan 26)



Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.

With central cross motif and legend to the border 'S’ADE:FABRI’ (seal of Adam (the) Smith). 15.3 grams, 26.5 mm



Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.

Heater-shaped with attachment lug above, an incised motif of 'pelican in her piety'. 11.75 grams, 44 mm



Ex retired East Anglian school teacher, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 1960s-1980s.

Rectangular plaque with low-relief image of a stylised seated beast with ornamental tail on a gilded field; pierced to the top, remains of a catchplate to the reverse. 13.6 grams, 36.6 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.