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LOT 1987
Medieval and Later Bronze and Iron Artefact Collection
14TH-19TH CENTURY AD.
1/2 - 4 in. (244 grams total, 1.2-10.3 cm).
Including weights, thimbles, crotal bell, finger ring and other items. [38, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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'The Caunton' Medieval Gold Ring with Cobalt Blue Gemstone
1300-1400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
With plain circular hoop with circular cross-section, attached to the shoulders of the pentagon-shaped bezel and set with natural cobalt blue polished stone, possibly a cabochon sapphire; the hoop professionally straightened and re-joined. 2.01 grams, 24.17 mm overall, 20.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Caunton, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, by David Dillon on Thursday 19th May 2022, declared as Treasure and disclaimed by the Crown with Treasure case no.2022 T752. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.DENO-23C183. Accompanied by a letter from the finder describing the circumstances of finding. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12899-237641. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle and Harness Ring Collection
15th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Including annular and oval harness rings; a large rectangle type buckle, D-shaped, double-looped and other types. 162 grams total, 14-72 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Large Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Plaque with the Arm of the Valance Family, Earls of Pembroke and those of the Barons of Cobham in Kent
Circa 1250-1400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Heater-shaped appliqué with enamelled heraldic design: impaled arms: barry or and azure, an orle of martlets gules; gules a chevron three lions rampant. 42 grams, 68 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Puddlestone, West Doreset, UK, by Charles Bullock. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.DOR-0FEBB5. Accompanied by a copy of the UKDFD report no.57413. Accompanied by a handwritten transcription from an email from Rod Blunt discussing this pendant in detail. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The arms have been identified by Rod Blunt as possibly those of the Valance Family, Earls of Pembroke with those of the Barons of Cobham in Kent.
