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LOT 2176
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (24.9 grams total, 14-20 mm).
Comprising six domed thimbles with pellet decoration. [6]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2176
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 Knife Pommel Collection
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising: knife and dagger pommels of various domed, hooked, pierced, trefoil and other types; mounted in a glazed wooden collector's frame with label. 1.06 kg total, 32 x 32 cm including framed
Acquired in the 1970s-1980s. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. -
Medieval or Later Gold Wedding Ring
Circa 14th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-section golden hoop with handwritten note 'Medieval. 14th. Gold Wedding Band'. 1.10 grams, 19.42 mm overall, 17.89 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s. From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent. Accompanied by an old identification ticket. -
Medieval Gilt Reliquary Figure of a Saint
13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Modelled in the round on an ornate mount; the saint with tonsured hairstyle, draped floor-length robe, right hand drawn up to the chest and left hand holding a book; ferrous pin to the rear of the head to attach a separate halo; octagonal-section trumpet-shaped base developing to a foliate stem with hatched detailing. 91 grams, 10.6 cm
Fine condition.
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK, 1990-2020. Property of a Kent, UK gentleman.
