Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Medieval Adjustable Spur")
_200x200.jpg "Medieval Adjustable Spur")
.jpg "Medieval Adjustable Spur")
LOT 1309
Medieval Adjustable Spur
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (19.3 grams, 44 mm wide).
An iron spur and mount comprising: an ellipsoid plate of curved profile with arm to the upper edge recurved to extend parallel to the plate, terminating in a threaded ring with adjustable screw; the arm extending in an arc to a bifurcated end with free-running five-pointed rowel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Rodings, Essex, UK.
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
English Medieval Heraldic Chessman Type Tax Collector's Seal Matrix for Customs Duty on Cloth
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
A bronze chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil finial; hatched field with reserved heater shield bearing a Lombardic capital 'G', band to the rim with incuse legend "* S' : CVSTVME : PANNORVM:". 28.1 grams, 37 mm
The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Found Romney Marsh, Kent, UK, on Monday 1st December 2008 by Graham Collard. Matrix Collection catalogue no.4604. Many of the seals within the collection were published in a book titled 'The Matrix Collection', by David Morris in 2012. Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes. Accompanied by a copy of the UK Detector Finds Database record entry no.16201.
The seal relates to the payment of duty (custume) on imported cloth, and was presumably used by a customs official. -
Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Pelican
Circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A scale tanged knife with iron blade and single cutting edge, wooden scales, copper-alloy pommel incised to one face with bust of a richly-clothed figure, and on the other face with what is possibly a pelican pecking its breast. 23.3 grams, 14.6 cm long
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Late Medieval to Stuart Buckle Group
15th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £48
A mixed group of mainly bronze buckles for harness straps, belts, shoes and other types. 422 grams total, 11-56 mm
Found Suffolk.
