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LOT 2232
Large Medieval Bronze Dagger Chape with Animal
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (14.3 grams, 38 mm).
Tongue-shaped with engraved animal, possibly a squirrel.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2232
Large Medieval Bronze Dagger Chape with Animal
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Crusader Cross
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of William Son of Ansell
Circa 1200-1300 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Circular seal matrix with an eight-pointed star or flower as the central device, surrounded by a retrograde legend reading '+S'WILL'I FIL' ANSELLI-' with the final symbol being a place filler, translating to 'seal of William son of Ansell', the reverse with an incomplete suspension lug and an inked collector's note; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 14.7 grams total, 28 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Brookland, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-FAD34F. -
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Robert
Circa 1200-1300 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Circular seal matrix with remains of a suspension lug on the reverse, the obverse with a six-pointed star or flower at the centre, surrounded by a retrograde legend starting at twelve o'clock and reading '.S'RVB'TI FI'S (I/T)VRIS' for 'seal of Robert/Rupert son of [?]'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.61 grams, 25 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-FB0903.
The patronymic on this seal is uncertain; if the first letter is I, then it may be Jarvis/Jervis.
