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LOT 1808
Medieval and Later Bronze Key Collection
15TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 3 1/4 in. (74 grams total, 31-84 mm).
Including barrel-key, casket-key and other types. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Medieval and Other Artefact Group
12th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including buckle loops and fittings, harness fittings, pastry cutters, buttons, appliqués, mounts and other items. 2.53 kg total, 11-66 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Fleur-de-Lys
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid with loop to the reverse, the matrix with a fleur-de-lys flanked by two birds. 2.44 grams, 13 mm
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Henry II Period 'Aubigny Family, Chief Butlers of England' Heraldic Gilt Bronze Strap Fitting
Plantagenet, 1154-1189 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Rectangular plaque with three columns of attachment holes, most with rivet in situ; heraldry of two reserved lions in profile each with hatched neck and body on an (originally enamelled) field; a rare survival of a heraldic object from this early period. 17.44 grams, 45 mm
Acquired 1990 with inventory no.90.91 and cat.582. From an important London, UK, collection, in the late 1990s. Property of a South West London academic since circa 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by heraldry specialist Dr Paul A. Fox, FSA. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
