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LOT 2180
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (34.79 grams total, 14-24 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 2180
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: £5
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Large Medieval Ornate Bronze Door Key with Zoomorphs
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a tubular-section shank with hatched ornament, circular bow with lateral bird-heads to the rear, large rectangular bit with clefts and grooved wards. 45.2 grams, 77 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. From an extensive collection of large medieval keys; the property of a Kent, UK gentleman. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Greek Inscription
15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-section hoop with expanding shoulders and discoid bezel, pointillé retrograde legend ' KEΛ/IHEH/AIIΛ'. 5.41 grams, 22.08 mm overall, 19.05 x 20.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
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