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LOT 1716
Medieval and Other Lead Tabular Weight Collection
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/2 - 1 7/8 in. (1.16 kg total, 12-47 mm).
Weights of various sizes of mainly square, rectangular and cuboid form. [29, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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LOT 1716
Medieval and Other Lead Tabular Weight Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Jerusalem Cross
12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
The hoop with a convex outer face, splayed shoulders displaying decorative notching and a barrel-shaped bezel engraved with a Jerusalem cross. 4.76 grams, 21.54 mm overall, 19.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 12)
Acquired on the German art market around 2000s. From the collection of an EU gentleman living in the UK. -
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Circa 15th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. 148 grams total, 52-62 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Gilt Bronze Lion Finial
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Modelled in the half-round standing with head left on a plinth base, rectangular fixing socket to underside. 25.1 grams, 32 mm high
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
