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LOT 1332
Medieval and Later Artefact Group
CIRCA 12TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 2 1/4 in. (732 grams total, 10-57 mm).
Comprising a quantity of mixed items including a large bell, buckles, coins, buttons, and others, most fragmentary. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.
Acquired from the finder in 2008.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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Anglo-Norman 'Thames' Bronze Dagger Chape
Circa 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Openwork dagger sheath fitting, L-shaped border with figure of a mounted knight in a helm amid foliage; attachment points in the corner of the border. 8.05 grams, 39 mm
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa mid 1980s. Property of an Essex collector. -
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Medieval Painted Wooden Merchant Figure
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
With carved detailing and remains of gesso and paint, hollow to the reverse; slender male merchant in floor-length robe gathered at the waist with a narrow girdle, turned collar and three domed buttons, draped mantle to the left shoulder; bonnet with turned brim and two securing tapes with tassels draped to the shoulders; left hand raised supporting a casket or base for a figure (absent); mounted on an octagonal wooden base. 2.7 kg, 64.5 cm high
Acquired UK art market, 1980s-1990s. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman collector. -
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Saint
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Obverse with low-relief Christ enthroned holding orb and sceptre, regal crown; reverse with low-relief 'ihs' christogram. 7.21 grams, 32 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
