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LOT 2209
Large Medieval Bronze Strap End with Double-Headed Dragon
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (19.9 grams, 76.5 mm).
Tongue-shaped with onion-knop finial, engraved dragon in profile to one face.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2209
Large Medieval Bronze Strap End with Double-Headed Dragon
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £300
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Fine condition.
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Germany, Upper Rhine Valley or Swabia, circa 1490 A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £110
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Medieval Silver 'You and No Other' Posy Ring
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Flat-section hoop with stamped flowers and tendrils, bastarda script legend 'vous et nul autre' (you and no other). 2.83 grams, 19.14 mm overall, 16.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
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