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LOT 1892
Medieval and Later Lead Artefact Collection
CIRCA 14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 3 1/8 in. (503 grams total, 20-81 mm).
Including bag seals, janiform figure's head, palm guard and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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LOT 1892
Medieval and Later Lead Artefact Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Medieval Bone Corpus Christi
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Carved in the half-round with head tilted, crown of thorns to the brow and loincloth gathered at the hip; feet crossed and pierced for mounting; hatching to the knees and beard; mounted on a wooden display stand. 92 grams total, 14 cm including stand
From the private collection of the late Victor Brox. -
Medieval Leather Shoe Sole Collection
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three leather shoe soles with perforations for attachment of the shoe uppers. 256 grams total, 28.5 x 20.5 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
The collectioncomprises a 'family' group: sole of adult male shoe, of adult female shoe and a child's shoe. The Thames is a prolific place for such kind of finds: Tudor soles, large men’s and female soles, petite lady’s soles and the soles from children's shoes. Some of them have been found with an ‘X’ cut into them and several still have the outline of the original owner’s toes. -
Medieval Bronze Purse Bar Group
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including one with elongated suspension loop, one with central bulb and lateral pierced flanges. 102 grams total, 10.5-16 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
