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LOT 1858
Medieval Bronze and Lead Artefact Collection
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 2 1/4 in. (155 grams total, 13-56 mm).
Mixed group of items, including a thimble, part of a papal bulla, buckles, a key, and others. [15, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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LOT 1858
Medieval Bronze and Lead Artefact Collection
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Bronze Jetton Brooch
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid brooch with a faux-ropework border, band of ring-and-dot motifs around the circumference enclosing a central inscription 'INC' with Greek letter omega above. 3.15 grams, 26 mm
Ex London, UK, collection. Ex Simmons Gallery, 1990s. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with a punched-point border. 0.66 grams, 19 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD 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 AD. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Petalled Cross in Lozenge
15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a thick D-section hoop with stepped shoulders with hatching, a rectangular bezel with a cross motif. 5.59 grams, 24.66 mm overall, 17.51 x 19.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
