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LOT 1809
Medieval and Later Lead Artefact Group
14TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 3/8 in. (824 grams total, 20-34 mm).
Including discoid tokens with reserved legends, oblate spindle whorls, cuboid weights and other items. [19, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising examples of various types, including some retaining the rowel. 217 grams total, 11.5-14.8 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The deep curve of the shoulders, the lack of protrusion above the base of the rowel holder, the short rowel holder and the small diameter rowel are characteristics that point to dating some of this specimens in the 13th century. Kirpichnikov puts these spurs in type V (first half of the 13th-14th century) after a spur depicted on an English tombstone dating to the beginning of the 14th century. -
Medieval Bifacial Gilt Bronze Altar Cross Mount
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Roundel with low-relief enamelled rosette to one face, to the other an applied high-relief figure of an angel with wings spread, nimbus to the head, holding the hem of his robe in his right hand; secondary piercing behind the angel's wing. 56.2 grams, 48 mm
Found near Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-EED2A2. -
Large Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet
13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
With slender hoop, octagonal bezel with scooped profile, inset garnet cabochon at the apex. 6.19 grams, 28.88 mm overall, 20.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. UK collection of a European gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12296-219624.