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LOT 1573
Medieval and Later 'Thames' Thimble Collection
CIRCA 15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (26 grams total, 16-23 mm).
Comprising ring-type thimbles and a domed top thimble, four with dimples, one notched around the top edge; one 17th century ornate thimble with hatched strapwork design, enigmatic incised inscription around the bottom edge. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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Medieval Gold Ring with Garnet Cabochon
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Pie-dish bezel with inset garnet cabochon and later slender hoop. 1.90 grams, 26.39 mm overall, 18.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Ex Spanish private collection, 1990s. Property of a Norfolk, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Ceramic Group
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of glazed and decorated fragmentary vessel fragments. 11.7 kg total including box, 53 x 23.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Bowls similar to the specimen in this group, dated to of the first half of the 17th century, were present in very small numbers in the Oxford excavations of late Medieval and Post Medieval levels. Locally manufactured bowls of the second half of the 17th century were found in large numbers from the various layers, made up of Oxford Type B, with their distinctive angular profiles, dated circa 1650-1690. -
Medieval Bronze Statuette of the Virgin and Child
Netherlands, circa 1470-1480 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Hollow-formed with Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus and a globe, border of triangular radiating flames, openwork crown. 1530 grams, 16 cm high
Private collection, Auvergne, Central France. Daguerre Societe de Ventes Volontaires, 12 December 2016, lot 50. Ex central London gallery.
