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LOT 2183
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 7/8 in. (35 grams total, 12-22 mm).
Comprising eight domed thimbles with pellet decoration. [8]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2183
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Collection of Tudor Period and Earlier Hooked Clothes Fasteners
Circa 8th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Group of hooked tags and fasteners, mostly openwork castings with integral hook; mostly bronze but some early silver types and Tudor gilt metal domed types with applied filigree detailing; mounted on a fabric backing in a substantial glazed wooden display case with hinged lid; collector's title card. 4.29 kg total, 48 x 40 cm including frame
Acquired in the 1970s-1980s. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. -
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Lion
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
A lozengiform plaque with an engraved lion rampant to one side and two red enamelled columns with three empty circles each; attachment hoop to the top. 19.7 grams, 45 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Silver-Gilt Stirrup Ring with 'AVE MARIA' and Clasped Hands
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With D-section hoop and conical bezel terminating in a cell (empty); underside with mane in fede motif; Lombardic script legend 'AVE MARIA' to outer face. 4.02 grams, 23.60 mm overall, 16.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired in the 1970s-1980s. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
