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LOT 0383
Large Medieval Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Figures Holding a Shield with Crested 'N'
15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (47.79 grams, 75mm).
Depicting a robed knight and a wimpled lady in low-relief, standing flanking a crested shield of arms bearing the crowned blackletter 'n' with black letter inscribed scroll above; two rosettes below the arms, dogs statant guardant at base; with suspension loop.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
Property of a London gentleman.
Acquired on the UK art market.
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LOT 0383
Large Medieval Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Figures Holding a Shield with Crested 'N'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Medieval Illuminated Vellum Manuscript Page
England, early 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Text in two columns with versals and illuminated capitals, red and blue linear ornament; Gregorian chant; mounted within a reveal in a glazed wooden frame. 425 grams total, 22 x 27 cm including frame
Acquired in the 1990s or before. From a deceased London, UK, estate. -
Medieval Printed Bible Page
Printed 1492 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Page of a rag-paper bible with text printed in two columns with marginal notes to both sides; portion of Luke, Chapters 3 and 4; rubrics applied by hand in red ink; printed in Strasbourg by Johann Grüninger with commentary by Nicholas de Lyra. 17 grams, 33 cm
Ex M.Cummings, UK, 1990s.
Johannes Grüninger (1455-1533) was a prolific German printer active from 1482 to 1533 who printed up to 80 books a year in Latin and in German, as well as wall-maps. His bible was issued in two volumes, which allowed it be produced on smaller pages than for most standard editions. -
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Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Lion
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
With central sleeping lion motif and dense field of intersecting pointed arches with tracery and illegible letters in the spandrels around the perimeter; tapering shank and trefoil loop above. 13.1 grams, 25 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
