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LOT 0375
Large Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Plaque with the Arm of the Valance Family, Earls of Pembroke and those of the Barons of Cobham in Kent
CIRCA 1250-1400 A.D.
2 5/8 in. (42 grams, 68 mm).
Heater-shaped appliqué with enamelled heraldic design: impaled arms: barry or and azure, an orle of martlets gules; gules a chevron three lions rampant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Puddlestone, West Doreset, UK, by Charles Bullock.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.DOR-0FEBB5.
Accompanied by a copy of the UKDFD report no.57413.
Accompanied by a handwritten transcription from an email from Rod Blunt discussing this pendant in detail.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The arms have been identified by Rod Blunt as possibly those of the Valance Family, Earls of Pembroke with those of the Barons of Cobham in Kent.
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LOT 0375
Large Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Plaque with the Arm of the Valance Family, Earls of Pembroke and those of the Barons of Cobham in Kent
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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Medieval Pope Gregory IX Lead Papal Bulla
1227-1241 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'GRE/GORIVS./PP. VIIII', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 42.5 grams, 40 mm
Found UK. Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was the 178th Pope of the Catholic Church, reigning from 1227 to 1241. He is known for his strong defence of papal authority, his role in the Crusades, and his establishment of the Papal Inquisition. -
Medieval and Later Bronze and Lead Artefact Group
15th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including a strap distributor, coin weights and other items. 155 grams total, 14-60 mm
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Plaque with the Arm of the Valance Family, Earls of Pembroke and those of the Barons of Cobham in Kent
Circa 1250-1400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Heater-shaped appliqué with enamelled heraldic design: impaled arms: barry or and azure, an orle of martlets gules; gules a chevron three lions rampant. 42 grams, 68 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Puddlestone, West Doreset, UK, by Charles Bullock. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.DOR-0FEBB5. Accompanied by a copy of the UKDFD report no.57413. Accompanied by a handwritten transcription from an email from Rod Blunt discussing this pendant in detail. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The arms have been identified by Rod Blunt as possibly those of the Valance Family, Earls of Pembroke with those of the Barons of Cobham in Kent.
