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LOT 2210
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (18.1 grams total, 15-22 mm).
Comprising five domed thimbles with pellet decoration. [5]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2210
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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Medieval Silver Jewelled Cross Pendant
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Cross patoncy plaque with notched ends to the arms and pellets to the lateral edges; cells with inset turquoise and other stones, each with ropework collar, ropework loop and beaded suspension ring. 15.4 grams, 66 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Medieval Boxwood Drinking Cup with Gilt Copper Fittings
Southern Germany, circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £110
Turned wooden vessel with tiered foot, twisted fluting to the stem, globular body with scrolled ledge handle, slightly tapering neck and everted rim to the mouth; with old collector's note in German dated 1914. 440 grams, 20 cm high
Pfyffer von Altishofen (1914), a well known family in central Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13539-262846.
This small wooden cup from Germany, dating to around 1500 AD, represents the fascinating transitional period from the late Gothic to the early Renaissance. During this era, the function of such small cups shifted from that of purely portable, sturdy travel containers to that of prestigious art objects intended for the more settled burgher and noble classes.
