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LOT 1860
Cased Bronze Age, Medieval and Tudor 'Published' Hair and Dress Pin Collection
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.-16TH CENTURY A.D.
14 3/4 in. (1.4 kg total, 37.5 cm including box).
Including polyhedral, hipped, biconvex and other types in a felt-lined glazed wooden display case with labels; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, p.68.
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LOT 1860
Cased Bronze Age, Medieval and Tudor 'Published' Hair and Dress Pin Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Stylised Animal
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a slender shank and stepped shoulders, rectangular bezel with incised zoomorphic motif. 2.65 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 19.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The motif may be intended for the agnus dei. -
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Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising examples of various types, including some retaining the rowel. 217 grams total, 11.5-14.8 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The deep curve of the shoulders, the lack of protrusion above the base of the rowel holder, the short rowel holder and the small diameter rowel are characteristics that point to dating some of this specimens in the 13th century. Kirpichnikov puts these spurs in type V (first half of the 13th-14th century) after a spur depicted on an English tombstone dating to the beginning of the 14th century. -
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Group
Circa 13th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including buttons, casket key, dress pin, finger rings, buckle frames and other items. 363 grams total, 8-76 mm
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector.
