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LOT 1974
Medieval and Later 'Wiltshire and Somerset' Lead Farm Token Collection
15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 x 4 in. (133 grams total, 17.2 x 10 cm including box).
Mixed group of discoid tokens including annular, square and heart-shaped types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire and Somerset, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 1974
Medieval and Later 'Wiltshire and Somerset' Lead Farm Token Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Medieval and Later Mixed Artefact Group
12th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including rowel, buckles, buttons, brooches, a crotal bell, a horse harness pendant, lead weights, two stamped pottery jug fragments, and others. 408 grams total, 13-90 mm
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising a single cutting edge and scale tang; bifacial pommel engraved with a female figure to one face and an enigmatic design to the other. 35 grams, 17 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
There were four essential ways to carry the small knifes in late Middle Ages: a) with the scabbard tucked diagonally behind belt, without suspension loop; b) without scabbard, simply thrust through the purse of the belt; c) with the scabbard tied horizontally at waist with suspension holes in the widened handle flap; d) suspended vertically from thong looped over the belt, in the scabbard. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel of Virgin and Child
Northern France, Normandy, circa 1310-1330 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
Rectangular panel with segmented border in lead frame; polychrome scene of Mary enthroned as the Queen of Heaven with crown over her headrail, nimbate infant Jesus on her knee. 2.2 kg, 27.5 x 48.8 cm
De Baecque Encheres, 14 April 2008, no.202. with Orne Enchreres, 5 December 2020, no.232. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12506-230651. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
