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LOT 1851
Medieval Bronze Button Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (193 grams total, 10-17 mm).
Including Tudor oblong, openwork, rosette and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [61, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureSee Bailey, G., Buttons and Fasteners 500BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004.
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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. -
Medieval Enamelled Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Quatrefoil with central lion stattant guardant on red enamelled field, crown to each lobe on blue field. 6.43 grams, 24 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998. -
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Circa 15th-18th centuries A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. 148 grams total, 52-62 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Fire steels were used to generate a spark from a 'strike-a-light' (a piece of flint or pyrite). The spark was directed into a tinder box containing a dry, flammable material such as charred linen until a flame was kindled.
