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LOT 1701
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 12TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 4 1/4 in. (724 grams total, 1.5-10.8 cm).
Comprising: crotal bells; buttons; buckles; utensils; mounts; strap ends; clothes fasteners and other miscellaneous objects, many displaying decorative elements. [123, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
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Medieval Bronze Ring Brooch and Mount Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a heavy ring attached to a pin with hoop; and lozenge-shaped mount with six raised bosses and loop to verso. 28.4 grams total, 26-45 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Somerset collector, UK, since at least the early 2000s. -
Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile with Three Crowned Lions within Heraldic Shield
France, 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £403
Displayed on a substantial square floor tile, the reserved lions with protruding tongues, framed by the lower portion of a heater-shaped field; remains of bedding cement to reverse together with a Bonham's lot label. 912 grams, 13.5 x 13.5 cm
Ex Benjamin Proust, 2015. Ex central London gallery. -
Medieval Ceramic Group
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Composed primarily of glazed pots, bowls and tankard, including examples retaining their handles and complete examples. 4.35 kg total, 5.5-28.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The majority of ceramics here presented are kitchen wares. Usually cooking pots are the most numerous forms in the majority of medieval contexts. They are mostly related to domestic functions, cooking pots being used to boil food or fry it. They come in different sizes and have globular bodies, everted rims and one or two handles.
