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LOT 1782
Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle Collection
14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 1/4 in. (565 grams total, 17-81 mm).
Including shoe buckles, D-frame and double-frame types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [51, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 5, Witham, 1995, p.24-25.
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Comprising a narrow shank rising to a triangular bezel with inset lapis lazuli cabochon at the apex. 3.42 grams, 28.86 mm overall, 17.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Prancing Lion
12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With a slender hoop, hatched triangular panels to the shoulders, intaglio motif of an advancing stylised lion. 2.79 grams, 22.78 mm overall, 18.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. 1.51 grams, 25 mm
Found near Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, UK.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 A.D. by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 A.D.
