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LOT 1705
Medieval and Later Bronze Trade Weight Collection
CIRCA 15TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 3/4 in. (330 grams total, 14-45 mm).
Including 'cup', discoid and handled types, some displaying lettering, numerals and symbols. [22, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
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Medieval Bronze and Silver Artefact Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: a number of clothes fasteners, including openwork examples; a gilt fitting; a chape with triangular cross-section, scallopped lip and incised ornament; buckle and zoomorphic terminals. 12.7 grams total, 15-84 mm
From the Sullivan family collection, UK; acquired since 2003. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Hatched Bezel
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With bands to the shoulders and hatching on the bezel. 2.60 grams, 20.87 mm overall, 17.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Acquired 1970s-1980s. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, gentleman. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Cross
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
The angled hoop with slightly expanded shoulders with facets, six-sided bezel engraved with a central cross within a lozengiform plaque, dashes populating the outer quarters. 8.28 grams, 24.15 mm overall, 18.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
