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LOT 1640
Medieval and Later Bronze Key Collection
15TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 4 1/2 in. (82 grams total, 3-11.6 cm).
Mixed group including casket keys and a large door key with warded bit and balustered shank. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near York, UK.
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Medieval Silver Iconographic Ring
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With thick segmented hoop and square bezel; each shoulder with a tapering panel depicting a winged nimbate figure, facing; below this, a rectangular panel with a voided cross; underside with a nimbate eagle; above the shoulders, two splayed fronds; lateral faces of the bezel with flowers, each larger face with nimbate figure on a hatched field; underside with inscription oremus (let us pray). 15.77 grams, 27.25 mm overall, 20.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23, Japan 22)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
The nimbate figures and inscription suggest that the ring was a devotional object belonging to a cleric or ecclesiastical leader. -
Medieval 'Thames' Terracotta Pipkin
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With drum-shaped body, rolled rim with shallow pouring lip and round-section handle, hole to base; a rare find. 580 grams, 17 cm
Found Thames Foreshore, Billingsgate, London, UK, 1974-1985. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Head of a Christ
Northern France, circa 1520 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Irregular amber-coloured panel with painted head of Christ in muted sienna tones, mounted in lead cames and with two suspension loops; cracked at the equator, repaired. 185 grams, 19 cm
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000.
