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LOT 2259
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (21.9 grams total, 15-23 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 2259
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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Medieval Bronze Ring Brooch Group
Circa 13th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three annular brooches: one with a twisted section to the body, one with incised geometric decoration to the obverse, one with raised pellets to the obverse; each with a sword-shaped pin. 11.3 grams total, 16-44 mm
Ex retired East Anglian school teacher, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 1960s-1980s. -
Large Medieval Gilt Bronze Book Mount of Saint Mark's Winged Lion
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Formed as a stylised winged lion standing on a ribbed border, engraved decoration to the body, remains of gilding. 44.5 grams, 60 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Stained Glass Roundel with Two Women in Conversation
Northern France, circa 1530-1540 A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With painted scene of two females, one in profile and the other in three-quarter view holding a lit candle; mounted in a lead came. 260 grams, 20.7 cm
Private collection, London, UK.
