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LOT 1825
Large Medieval Green Glazed Terracotta Jar
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/8 in. (1.84 kg, 25.8 cm).
Comprising a tall piriform body with flat bottom, high shoulder and everted rolled rim; brown glaze to the rim and interior. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1980s.
From the Walter Steinberg collection.
Ex property of an English collector.
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Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge Complete with Pin
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border, pin to verso. 1.22 grams, 26 mm including pin
Acquired from Ardingley Antiques Fair, 1980s. Property of a Portsmouth, UK, gentleman, since the 1980s.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 A.D. by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 A.D. -
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Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Circa 11th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. 165 grams total, 55-88 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
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. -
Norman Bronze Artefact Collection
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including openwork belt plate with gilding, beast-head fitting and other items. 34 grams total, 19-42 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
