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LOT 1664
Medieval Bronze Artefact Collection
CIRCA 12TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 5/8 in. (504 grams total, 1.5-9.2 mm).
Including fifteen accompanied by Portable Antiquities Scheme records; the group comprises keys, weights, decorated strap fittings, spurs, zoomorphic fittings, mounts, buckles, purse bars, together with other miscellaneous artefacts. [35, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copies of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report nos.BERK-295403, BERK-292F92, BERK-0FE2F4, BERK-06C0C1, BERK-AEB5D8, BERK-1493B1, BERK-AF6F65, BERK-099715, BERK-291D63, BERK-0A20F6, BERK-098C07, BERK-AE7863, BERK-35D023, and BERK-9E452C.
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Medieval Knight's Bronze 'Dovedale Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Being a heater-shield form with remains of integral suspension loop; the device an 'argent cross moline gules' showing cross moline (sometimes described as recercelee when the curled ends of the limbs are exaggerated) on a red enamelled field. 4.5 grams, 29 mm
From the Sullivan family collection, UK; acquired since 2003.
The device is associated with several English families but most prominently with members of the Dovedale family (with various spellings) which appears to have originated in Yorkshire or Cheshire from the 12th century AD. -
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze and Enamelled Horse Harness Pendant with Flowers
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Square-shaped with integral suspension loop; moulded central design of three flowers springing from an oval base, annulet to each corner, field split in half vertically and enamelled azure (left field) and gules (right field); extensive remains of gilding to front and reverse. 2.77 grams, 22 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic.
Similar to an example from Sparham, Norfolk, published in Ashley (2002: p9, number 32), where the device is described as a "three limbed tree", but the colour scheme appears identical. -
Medieval Iron Lion's Head Weight
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Roughly circular in plan and displaying semi-naturalistic detailing in high relief. 1.3 kg, 10 cm
Found Berkshire, UK, circa 2008 by M. Ruczynski.
A number of similar objects are known from the PAS e.g: LVPL-844BB9, LIN-66994E, LVPL-F93881, YORYM-0E94A7 and KENT-AD3C5C. Many of these are fairly crudely made and variably worn, The smallest heads are probably horse harness, but this one, for weight and dimensions can be the mount for a wooden chariot or from a building, or some instrument linked to the firing activity.
