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LOT 1848
Medieval Bronze 'Beehive' Thimble Group
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (13.4 grams total, 16-21 mm).
Pair of thimbles with pellet decoration, and a narrow plain band to the lower edge. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
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LOT 1848
Medieval Bronze 'Beehive' Thimble Group
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Inscribed Bronze Purse Bar
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With niello-filled legend to the bar: 'AVE MARIA G[R]ACIA PLE' and to reverse 'A DOMINV TE CVM *'; central heater-shaped plaque with niello-filled 'W' to one face and 'IHS' monogram to reverse. 58 grams, 15.1 cm
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with a punched-point border. 1.13 grams, 23 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. -
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Blue and red enamelled quatrefoil pendant with a central shield flanked by long-tailed beasts facing back. 15.6 grams, 44 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
