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LOT 1911
Medieval and Later Bronze and Lead Artefact Group
15TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 2 3/8 in. (155 grams total, 14-60 mm).
Including a strap distributor, coin weights and other items. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s.
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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Flemish Stained Glass Panel with Bull
16th-17th century AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Irregular panel in lead frame, finely painted bull with curly fur on a meadow under a tree. 141 grams, 13.5 cm high
Some restoration
Ex De Baecque Vente aux encheres, 8 June 2013, no.511(part). Ex central London gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Medieval Silver Ring with Agate Cabochon
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
With carinated hoop expanding at the shoulders, raised geometric design, circular bezel with agate cabochon in claw setting. 14.03 grams, 32.10 mm overall, 23.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y 1/2, USA 12 1/4, Europe 28.2, Japan 27
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Knight's Bronze 'Bassingbourn Family' Heraldic Casket Mount
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Heater-shaped with three radiating attachment lugs; reserved heraldic design 'gyronny of twelve' with enamelled interstitial panels to accept enamel fil. 12.56 grams, 56 mm
Found Nutley, Hampshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.BERK-DFB419. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The mount may have belonged to members of the Bassingbourn family, who bore arms blazoned 'gyronny of twelve, or and azure' in the 13th century. Possible owners include Warin de Bassingbourn, sheriff of Northants in 1267, who died in 1269; his son, Edmund, of Blyborough, Lincolnshire, who is recorded as active in 1282-1289; and Edmund's probable son, another Warin, who was recorded as serving in the Falkirk campaign of 1298 and was still alive in 1317.
