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LOT 1335
Medieval and Other Artefact Collection
CIRCA 13TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 3/8 in. (97 grams total, 13-34 mm).
A mixed group of metallic artefacts including: a thimble; buttons; buckles; clothes tags; Dutch coin token; 13th century bell; clothes fittings and other items. [26, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, UK.
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AUCTIONS:
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Medieval Large Seal Matrix with Scene Showing Robed Figures
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
A bronze seal matrix with facetted stem and pierced pentagonal finial, incised orientation cross to top face; circular die with outer rim bearing enigmatic legend; standing robed figure with one hand extended towards a kneeling winged figure. 15.5 grams, 25.3 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s. Ex UK collection. Property of a Portsmouth, UK gentleman. -
Medieval Style Openwork Candlestick with Three Figures
Late 19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
A bronze pricket candleholder with trumpet-shaped shank and median bulb; triangular openwork stand formed as three outward-facing figures entwined in tendrils and grasping fronds, and between each pair a beaded panel above a lion-mask with swept tendrils extending to the angles; lion's paw foot at each angle. 478 grams, 15 cm high
Ex private Dutch collection. English private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11658-199756. -
Medieval Mount of Saint Edward the Confessor
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A mount formed as a capital letter E, representing Saint Edward, embellished with scrolling bars; three mounting lugs to the reverse. 5.6 grams, 29 mm
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman.
