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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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Framed Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Thomas Son of Walter
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Discoid in shape with central eight-petalled flower within a roundel, surrounding 'S’ THOME FIL WALTE = SEAL OF THOMAS SON OF WALTER' legend. 95 grams, 12.5 x 12.5 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
During the medieval period the use of seals on documents, letters and packages became widespread. Lead was cheap to use and easy to engrave, and from the late 12th until the end of 13th century seals of this type, with very conventional central designs, were important possessions amongst the lower classes. -
Medieval 'Thames' Bronze Three Wise Men Applique Fragment
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Sheet brass appliqué of a rider with plumed hat holding the reins of a tall beast in repoussé; ropework border behind and below. 0.71 grams, 49 mm
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Medieval and Tudor 'Published' Bronze Clothes Fastener Collection
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including hooked tags, trefoil rosette hooks, slotted tags and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series and Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD 1840. 54.6 grams total, 20-54 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
