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LOT 2241
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (27.3 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 2241
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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Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £110
Rectangular plaque attached to an articulated suspension plate; low-relief cross floretty motif with incised frame and detailing; pierced towards lower edge for attachment of another element. 19.5 grams, 59 mm
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Medieval Silver-Gilt Ring with Hatching
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Opening Bid: £50
Lentoid-section hoop with expanding shoulders and carinated rectangular bezel; decorated with lateral bands of punched hatching. 4.4 grams, 20.65 mm overall, 17.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
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Medieval Bronze 'THINK OF ME' Round Seal Matrix with Perching Bird
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
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Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
