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LOT 1793
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 13TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 3 in. (363 grams total, 8-76 mm).
Including buttons, casket key, dress pin, finger rings, buckle frames and other items. [60, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet
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Opening Bid: £600
Comprising a slender D-section hoop with balustered shoulders, ellipsoid cell with garnet cabochon. 4.79 grams, 26.41 mm overall, 18.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. UK collection of a European gentleman. -
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. 118 grams total, 56-75 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Iron Caltrop Anti-Cavalry Group
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising thirteen caltrops, hand-forged with square-section spikes. 423 grams total, 82-90 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
P. Žákovský has been able to classify medieval caltrops, mainly from 13th to 15th century A.D., on the basis of their morphology, into four main typologies, each with different variants. Caltrops with single-pointed spikes, whose interpretation, however, is often ambiguous belong to type I. The other three types represent classic four-pointed caltrops, and individual types in this group differ from one another just in their cross-section.
