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LOT 1858
Medieval Bronze Artefact Collection
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 - 3 1/2 in. (255 grams total, 41-90 mm).
Including furniture fittings, knife handle, hooked clasp and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising examples of various types, including some retaining the rowel. 217 grams total, 11.5-14.8 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The deep curve of the shoulders, the lack of protrusion above the base of the rowel holder, the short rowel holder and the small diameter rowel are characteristics that point to dating some of this specimens in the 13th century. Kirpichnikov puts these spurs in type V (first half of the 13th-14th century) after a spur depicted on an English tombstone dating to the beginning of the 14th century. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Linear Design
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With carinated hoop, scaphoid bezel, incised zigzag design. 1.42 grams, 18.89 mm.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Essex, UK, collector. -
Medieval Silver Stag Mount
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Discoid appliqué with curved rim, chased border, repoussé image of a stag running in a landscape. 6.88 grams, 61 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
