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LOT 1395
Medieval and Later Artefact Group
CIRCA 15TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 6 1/2 in. (510 grams total, 0.6-16.5 cm).
Mixed group including lead-alloy spindlewhorls, bag-seals, musket balls, iron knife-blades and other items. [38, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Northampton, UK, collector.
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Medieval Lead Weight Collection
13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £16
Mixed group of heater-shaped lead-alloy weights, two with fleur-de-lys motif. 774 grams total, 34-62 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim's Badge
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Flat rectangular strip with reserved partial text on a hatched field within a reserved border: 'vora ma[...]'. 2.42 grams, 57 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector. -
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Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with I am a Strong Lion
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Chessman type with tapering shank and trefoil loop above, wire suspension in situ; central lion rampant motif, linear border and legend '* SVM LEO FORTIS' (I am a strong lion). 10.8 grams, 23 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
