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LOT 1883
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Collection in Lindner Tray
CIRCA 14TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/8 x 12 in. (1.26 kg, 23.7 x 30.5 cm).
Including a medieval spur, an adze head, dress pins, brooch pins, a candle pricket and other items. [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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LOT 1883
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Collection in Lindner Tray
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Medieval Bronze Artefact Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising of round-section hoop ring, discoid flat bezel with star motif; a stamp seal with discoid base, hexagonal-section shaft and pierced lug finial; a ring with a cut flat-section hoop and plain oval bezel; a flat 'fleur-de-lys' hinge with two suspension loops on a side. 24.86 grams total, 19-42 mm
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval and Other Bronze Buckle Collection Held in Four Lindner Trays
Circa 14th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Group of medieval and later bronze belt and strap buckles and buckle-frames, each in a collector's card with window and inked catalogue number; in four collector's trays. 3.09 kg total, 23.7 x 30.5 cm each
From 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. -
Medieval Bronze Purse Bar with Niello Inlay
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With niello-filled legend to the bar: 'AVE MARIA GACIA PLE' and to reverse 'A DOMINV TE CVM *'; central heater-shaped plaque with niello-filled 'W' to one face and 'IHS' monogram to reverse. 70.66 grams, 15.5 cm
Ex Graham Slater (1924-2024) collection, Cambridge, UK; his collection assembled since the 1980s. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Metal purse frames of this type were a luxury personal accessory of late Middle Ages and early Renaissance period (about 1450-1500). They were decorated with niello. In this technique the metalworker engraved a pattern or design onto highly polished metal and filled the incised lines with a hard black alloy. Religious inscriptions were incised to invoke divine protection.