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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 Bronze Belt End
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Attachment plate a disc with ellipsoid void and incised linear detailing, triangular extension with chip-carved foliage ornament; separate riveted backplate. 18 grams, 54 mm
Found Fring, Norfolk. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. Accompanied by an old handwritten identification packet. -
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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 Bronze Medical Spoon
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With broad shallow bowl, short balustered handle. 22.5 grams, 64 mm
Found near Burgh Castle, Norfolk, UK. Acquired circa 2015. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an old identification bag.
