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LOT 1591
Medieval Bronze and Lead Artefact Group
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 1/8 in. (105 grams total, 24-53 mm).
Comprising a variety of artefacts: a spur rowel; spindle whorl with linear ornament; spindle whorl with lettering and heart motif; remains of a ring brooch; a mount with dog's head terminal. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
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Medieval and Other Bronze Ring Collection
14th-16th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Mainly composed of finger rings with decorative bezels, including examples with geometric, floral and shaped designs. 96 grams total, 16-30 mm
Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s. -
Medieval Silver-Gilt Fitting Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: a lozengiform fitting with raised foliage and central rose, possibly a junction; remains of a buckle with a rose and slender scrolling ornament to the plate; remains of a ring brooch ornamented with pellets and possible animal heads; openwork plate formed as a head or skull between scrolling foliage, bar below and loop above. 11.6 grams total, 13-20 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic. -
Medieval Purse Bar with 'Praise be to God, peace to the living and rest to the dead' and Fragment Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
One complete purse bar with linear ornament and swivel hoop; one purse bar arm with attachment lugs and inscription to both faces, part of: 'DEFVNTIS' '[LAVS DEO]'; possibly a version of 'Laus deo pax vivis requies defunctis', or 'Praise be to God, peace to the living and rest to the dead'; a carinated fragment inscribed 'ONOR' (the N retrograde), amidst flowering tendrils, part of the common inscription 'SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA' [Honour and glory be to God only], from 1 Timothy, v.17. 63 grams total, 62-98 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic.
