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LOT 1726
Medieval and Later 'Thames' Bronze Thimble Collection
14TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (50 grams total, 13-20 mm).
Including annular, beehive and other types. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
See McConnel, B., The Collector's Guide to Thimbles, London, 1996, for discussion.
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LOT 1726
Medieval and Later 'Thames' Bronze Thimble Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Norman Silver-Gilt Mount with Animals
Circa 12th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
Pyramidal mount with two broad openwork trapezoidal panels, each with a rampant beast in Romanesque style, and two narrow lateral panels each with a band of chevron ornament. 7.37 grams, 29 mm
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Medieval Silver Medallion with Scenes of the Resurrection
Southern Germany, circa 1300 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
Discoid with beaded border, repoussé scene with lancet-arch arcade, nimbate Christ seated on a throne in majesty with orb and sceptre in his hands, in front of him Mary Magdalene, behind and below him the sleeping guards of the Holy Sepulchre; attachment holes to the rim. 2.90 grams, 37 mm
Ex Peter Szuhay, 2005. Ex private collection, Suffolk, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12055-217473.
These silver-gilt medallions with scenes of the Christ's life (here the Anastasis) in repoussé, are showing Gothic architectural features characteristic of the 14th century A.D., which are often represented in artworks of the late Medieval age including manuscript illuminations and stained glass. Interestingly, the representation of the guards show a typical military costume of Medieval Germany of the same period, with chapel-de-fer and triangular shield.
