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LOT 1811
Medieval and Other Pottery Group
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
4 3/4 - 6 7/8 in. (2.2 kg total, 12-17.5 cm).
Comprising a squat coarseware pot with notched rim, carinated jar with rounded base, domed lid with knop handle. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Medieval Personal Lead Seal Matrix of Dennis
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Medieval Terracotta Oil Dispenser
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Plano-convex in form with two strap handles to the shoulder, short spout, trumpet-shaped mouth; collector's reference to underside 'MD18 / OL30'; one handle absent. 34 grams, 56 mm
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Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. 0.53 grams, 17 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 A.D. by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 A.D.
