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LOT 1781
Medieval Bronze Buckle Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 4 1/2 in. (332 grams total, 2.6-11.5 cm).
Including double-loop, D-shaped, rectangular and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PublishedBailey, G.,Detector finds 2, Witham, 2001, pp.24-25, nos.1,4 (17th century A.D. baldric buckles); Whitehead, R., Buckles Witham, 2003, pp.56 no.327 (cast copper-alloy double loop oval baldric buckle of 1630-1690 A.D.); 81 no.503 (trapezoidal buckle 1600-1700); 94,98 no.611 (two piece buckle of 1660-1800).
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Finds Identified, Witham, 2000, p.56; Whitehead, R., Buckles Witham, 2003, pp.73,82-84,90,98-99, nos.512,513,522,523,529,558, for similar types.
FootnotesThe collection is comprising spectable buckles (1350-1720 A.D.), reectangular and trapezoidal buckles (1350-1700 A.D.), buckles with a central pin bar and asymmetrical loops (1400-1500 A.D.), two piece buckles (1660-1800). The majority of buckles used on personal dress were made from non-ferrous metal, like copper-alloy.
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Norman Bronze Hunting Dog or Falcon Leash Swivel Group
11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including a substantial swivel for a hunting dog with beast-head detailing to the loops, a thin swivel with similar heads on both loops and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. 45 grams total, 25-51 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Medieval Romanesque Marble Head of a Saint
Late 12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Carved naturalistically in the round as a mature male figure with short wavy hair, full beard and moustache, his brow furrowed and mouth held slightly ajar; repaired. 3.8 kg, 18 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1996. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11809-206816.
The head was carved as an image of a saint, apostle or a prophet. The accomplished and sophisticated style of carving on this head can be compared to some of the most celebrated Romanesque buildings of Southern France. The carving of the head resembles the representations of heads and faces of 12th century French Romanesque art, for example those of Saint Trophime in Arles. This imposing head once served as an important architectural part of a lavishly decorated church, possibly in western France. Its form and the size suggest that the head was not only decorative but that it would have been structurally important – perhaps part of a row of statues of apostles and prophets like those depicted on the Saint Trophime façade. -
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Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border, pin to the reverse. 0.76 grams, 19 mm
Found Essex, UK.
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.
