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LOT 0336
Large Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Mount with Crowned R
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (24.4 grams, 42 mm).
Quatrefoil in plan with triangular tab between each lobe, blue and red enamelled design displaying a crowned capital letter R, with trace remains of gilding; mounting lug to reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 0336
Large Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Mount with Crowned R
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Fine condition.
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Medieval Limoges Bronze and Champleve Enamel Roundel with Fantastical Creature
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with Sotheby's, London, 9 December 1993, lot 22. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11903-206496.
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Foliage
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The slender hoop expanding to carinated shoulders, elliptical bezel engraved with stylised foliage. 1.71 grams, 18.50 mm overall, 16.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
