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LOT 1698
Medieval and Later Bronze Thimble Group
15TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (38 grams total, 14-24 mm).
Including beehive, annular and other types. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of Merchant John Catfield
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Discoid base with geometric merchant's mark on a foliage field, beaded border and legend 'S' IOhIS CATFELT' (seal of John [of] Catfield); stem and lug absent. 11.7 grams, 22 mm
Found Hingham, Norfolk, UK, in 2017. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no. NMS-17A6B8. -
Medieval Crusader Gilt Bronze Buckle
Late 11th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Featuring a cross-shaped central perforation, the internal corners with a raised chequered centrepiece from which a gilt stylised animal-head protrudes. 9.88 grams, 27 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2010. Accompanied by an old collection ticket. -
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Medieval Four Basse-Taille Plaques from a Processional Cross Depicting Four Evangelists
Catalonia, circa 1400-1420 A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Group of four quatrefoil plaques, each with a hole to the end of each arm for attachment and detailed enamelled image of an evangelist's emblem (man, lion, eagle, calf) on a deep blue field. 26 grams total, 48-50 mm
with Galerie Charles Ratton, 2021. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12058-217470.
From the 4th century A.D., the vision of Ezekiel and John's Apocalypse, assigned the lion, the angel, the eagle, and the ox a place in the iconography of the Tetramorph to represent the four evangelists. Therefore, during the Middles Ages and until today, the evangelists' emblems are: Matthew represented by an angel, Mark by a lion, Luke by a calf and John by an eagle. Strangely, in this set the image of an angel holding a scroll bears the inscription 'Marcus' (St Mark). These quatrefoils were usually decorating caskets keeping relics of saints, holy books or crosses.
