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LOT 1938
Medieval and Later Bronze and Lead Artefact Collection
CIRCA 12TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 4 in. (916 grams total, 10-99 mm).
Mixed group of items, including buckles, purse-bar fragments, pins, two 'sand dollar' fossils, and others. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1938
Medieval and Later Bronze and Lead Artefact Collection
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Silver Ring with 'S' Bezel
England or Germany, 15th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
The hoop formed of ten raised bosses and the bezel in the form of a Lombardic letter ’S’. 4.35 grams, 21.25 mm overall, 17.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Acquired on the European art market.
Decade or rosary rings were used in personal Catholic prayer, similar to rosaries, with each projection representing a Hail Mary, and the bezel (often formed as a cross) for the Our Father prayer. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with a punched-point border. 0.72 grams, 20 mm
Found North Yorkshire, UK.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. -
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Martlets
13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Lozenge-shaped pendant with barry of ten and four martlets. 8.54 grams, 37 mm
From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s.
