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LOT 2029
Large Medieval Bronze Ceremonial Vessel
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (2.33 kg, 24 cm wide).
Substantial sheet-bronze hemispherical bowl with irregular rounded rim; applied triangular iron panel to each side with three large rivets.
ProvenanceFrom an old European collection, formed mainly in the 1980s.
Ex European collection.
From the N.J. collection, Leicester, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 2029
Large Medieval Bronze Ceremonial Vessel
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Large Medieval Bronze Ring for Oswald
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Opening Bid: £50
With ellipsoid bezel, legend 'OSWALD' between two rows of gammadion motifs. 5.84 grams, 24.84 mm overall, 20.61 x 17.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
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Medieval Carved Oak Boss with the Mask of a Man and Foliage
Circa 1475 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Carved in the half-round as a tonsured male face centred in an octofoil with mounting sockets and lateral piercings. 2.3 kg, 24.5 cm
Collection of Roderick and Valentine Butler, Marwood House, Honiton, Devon. with Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, 10 March 2020, no.436. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12496-230639. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Circa 15th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. 148 grams total, 52-62 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Fire steels were used to generate a spark from a 'strike-a-light' (a piece of flint or pyrite). The spark was directed into a tinder box containing a dry, flammable material such as charred linen until a flame was kindled.
