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LOT 1638
Medieval and Other Artefact Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 4 7/8 in. (493 grams total, 1.2-12.4 cm).
Including belt buckles, a purse bar, thimbles, belt mounts and other items. [60, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound various sites in Essex, UK.
Property of an Essex collector.
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Norman 'Thames' Bronze Griffin Dagger Chape Fragment
Circa 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With pointillé detailing to the body and wing, head with perpendicular lateral extension. 1.5 grams, 19 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector. -
Medieval and Later 'Thames' Bronze Thimble Collection
14th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including annular, beehive and other types. 50 grams total, 13-20 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector. -
Medieval Limoges 'House of Burgundy' Bronze Heraldic Medallion with Champlevé Enamel
Limoges, circa 1300 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Parcel-gilt plaque from a coffre, with openwork foliage border, central disc with raised heater shield flanked by reserved scrolled tendrils; shield with red border and field of diagonal stripes; Limoges workmanship; blazoned 'bendy of seven azure an or within a bordure gules', the arms of the house of Burgundy. 75 grams, 99 mm
Private collection, Paris, France. with Pierre-Richard Royer, 2006. Ex private collection, Suffolk, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12148-217468.
