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LOT 1791
Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle Collection
CIRCA 14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 2 in. (414 grams total, 12-57 mm).
Mixed group of buckles and buckle-plates including D-shaped, double-loop, trapezoidal and other types. [102, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hertfordshire, UK.
LiteratureSee Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, for discussion of earlier types.
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LOT 1791
Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Late Medieval Stone Mould with Phallic Motif
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A soapstone mould carved on one side with a phallic motif of an elongated double groove with domed top and projecting terminal, possibly for casting scabbard fittings; on the verso four elongated strips, possibly strap ends or pendants, with decorative terminals; with lightly incised inscription to the obverse 'IN SUN[...]SUN'. 910 grams, 20.5 cm
Acquired in the 1980s. From an old German collection. Private collection, England. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Linear Design
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With carinated hoop, scaphoid bezel, incised zigzag design. 1.42 grams, 18.89 mm.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Essex, UK, collector.