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LOT 1298
Medieval and Later Artefact Group
CIRCA 12TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (587 grams total, 11-63 mm).
Comprising a quantity of mixed items, including rings, mounts, thimbles, buttons, coins and other items, most fragmentary. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.
Acquired from the finder in 2008.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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Medieval Gilt Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Ring Brooch with Inscription Verso
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With quatrefoil at the upper and lower angles, pelletted detailing, sword-shaped pin; uncertain legend to reverse 'mAN + AVE' perhaps an attempt at the common AVE MARIA. 2.76 grams, 21.5 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Large Medieval Lead Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix Daughter of John at the Fen
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With central fleur-de-lys motif, legend to the border '+ S' AGNET : FIL': IOH'IS ; ATTE FEN' (seal of Agnes/Agnetha, daughter of John at the Fen). 18.4 grams, 37 mm
Found Norfolk, Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. Accompanied by an old Norfolk Castle Museum record slip. -
Late Medieval Silver Ring with Star of David
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Square bezel with hatched panels and central incised six-pointed star. 5.25 grams, 23.41 mm overall, 19.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Acquired on the German art market around 2000. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
