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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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Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
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Quatrefoil in plan with triangular tab between each pair of lobes, blue and red enamelled design displaying a lion passant, with trace remains of gilding; mounting lug above. 15.1 grams, 41 mm
Found North Yorkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SWYOR-1013E4. -
Medieval Pair of English Limestone Corbels
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Each a rectangular block with carved male head; the figure looking to his right wearing a low chaperon with thick rolled brim; the other figure wearing a close-fitting cap with broad upturned rim; each mounted on a custom-made stand. 62.55 kg total including stands, 43.5-44.5 cm deep
Believed to be from a building in the West Country, UK. Acquired from Lichen Garden Antiques, Oxfordshire, UK, in 2012. Property of a Kent collector. -
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze 'Richard de Valoines' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With substantial hook, pyramidal collar and enamelled lozenge panels: obverse with a red bend bearing three reserved stars on a blue-striped field; reverse with reserved bend on blue field with six reserved stars, an extremely rare type. 38 grams, 78 mm
Found Grimsby, UK. From an East Anglian private collection.
The arms to the obverse are similar to those of Richard de Valoines (barry of six azure and or, a bend gules).
