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LOT 1697
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Group
15TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 2 1/8 in. (507 grams total, 10-55 mm).
Comprising weights; buckles; buttons; keys; a thimble and finger ring; together with other items. [35 , No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, UK.
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Medieval Silver-Gilt Dress Hook
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Triangular bodied with decoratively notched edges, bulbs to each corner and forming central stylised floral motif, three openwork fixing circles to the side edges, integral hook with rectangular loop to lower edge. 2.9 grams, 24 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic. -
Medieval Bronze Buckle with Crowned Bust
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
The stylised head of a king in relief, with cropped curls falling beneath an openwork crown; tongue absent. 5.77 grams, 28 mm
Found Odiham, Hampshire, UK. -
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Stag's Head
13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a shield-shaped die and hexagonal stem with suspension loop at apex, matrix depicting facing stag's head with boxed cross between its antlers and Latin inscription above: 'LELSV' (I am loyal). 6.91 grams, 18 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-D22C10.
The stag and cross device was used in the heraldic arms of St Eustace and St Hubert of Leige, who reputedly witnessed a stag with a cross between its antlers whilst out hunting.