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LOT 2257
Large Medieval Knight's Enamelled Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant and Hanger
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 5/8 in. (19.1 grams total, 28.5-42 mm).
Comprising a rectangular hanger with two attachment loops and four holes, with low-relief motif of fleur-de-lys and crown to the obverse; flower-shaped pendant with six applied trefoils to the rim and a central applied pellet; traces of gilding. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2257
Large Medieval Knight's Enamelled Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant and Hanger
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix for Robert De Rae
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Hexagonal in plan with faceted bulb and pierced knop finial; incuse image of a ship with rigged mast, legend to border 'S' Roberti de Rae' with an ornamental x at the end (seal of Robert of Rae); with an old collector's slip. 11.7 grams, 23 mm
Found in Lincolnshire, UK. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Medieval Bronze Straight and Beehive Thimble Collection
Circa 14th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Including flat-topped, beehive and other types. 120 grams total, 17-23 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. -
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Medieval Stone Panel with The Entombment of Christ
England, Nottingham Alabaster, Midlands, circa 1440-1460 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £2,000
High-relief carving depicting a figural scene: nimbate Mary Magdalene crouching at bottom left, extending her hand with one braid of her hair towards the extended right hand of a supine Christ resting on a rectangular tomb; robed figure of Joseph of Arimathea to the right with a lantern at his feet, supporting the folded knees of the supine figure; on a wooden base with framed and felt-covered board to the rear. 5.75 kg, 36 cm high
Joanna Booth, London, UK, 2011. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13524-262844.
The entombment of Christ is a widely interpreted topic in the religious art of the Middle Ages: the scene always includes the presence of Mary Magdalene holding the hand of Christ and Joseph of Arimathea, who, according to the Gospel of John (XIX, 38-42), placed Jesus in his own unused tomb.
