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LOT 1888
Medieval Bronze and Other Artefact Collection
14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 5/8 in. (267 grams total, 16-93 mm).
Including thimbles, belt plates, seals and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [38, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, pp.52-3.
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Medieval Silver Ring with Hourglass
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With a wide flat-section hoop and square bezel, chevron motifs to the shoulders, bezel with a stylised hourglass or X-motif flanked by two pairs of hatched triangles. 8.47 grams, 20.83 mm overall, 19.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Spanish Military Banner Made from a Fragment of Nasrid Granada Embroidery
15th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
D-shaped banner comprising an old woven panel with embroidered arabesque sections in red, blue, white and yellow on a newer coarse textile backing; applied strips of red and yellow fabric, red fabric rosettes, heavy fringes to the edges; securing loops to the outer edges. 960 grams, 74 cm wide
Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12300-221678.
The Nasrid Dynasty was an Arab Emirate which ruled the territory of Granada from 1232 to 1492 A.D. At its demise, it was the last Muslim dynasty remaining in the Iberian Peninsula. -
Large Medieval Silver Gilt Ring with Inlay
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising a plain hoop with frond to each shoulder, square cell to the bezel with claw setting; inset probably older blue glass cloison. 7.10 grams, 25.77 mm overall, 19.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
