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LOT 2249
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble with Openwork Lovers' Hearts
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.56 grams, 18.5 mm).
With punched pellets to the outer face in concentric bands, three heart-shaped openings to the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2249
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble with Openwork Lovers' Hearts
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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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 Gold Fede Ring with Amethysts
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Comprising a D-section hoop with clasped-hands motif to the underside; three radiating cells to the bezel, the outer two each with an amethyst cabochon, the central one absent. 2.14 grams, 20.76 mm overall, 17.48 x 16.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Acquired from Derek Content, 23 January 1995. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original invoice from Derek Content, 23 January 1995. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13453-259908.
The ring belongs to the category of fede rings, characterised by clasped hands on the back and ruby sets, conical bezels with oval settings. Sometimes, three knobs were used in place of the set of stones. -
Medieval Bronze Purse Bar
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Thick transverse bar with a swivel mount with a large loop above, traces of inscription on the bar. 50.4 grams, 76 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
