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LOT 1750
Medieval Bronze Casket Padlock
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (18.8 grams, 76 mm).
The body decorated with chevrons; the hinged, semi-circular hoop retained within the body of the lock; the keyhole protected by a sliding panel; complete. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a North London gentleman.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
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Medieval Bronze Ribbed Lidded Vessel
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On four short feet with a domed lid consisting of ribbed lappets, suspension loop finial. 1.1 kg, 18 cm
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Medieval Silver Iconographic Ring
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With thick segmented hoop and square bezel; each shoulder with a tapering panel depicting a winged nimbate figure, facing; below this, a rectangular panel with a voided cross; underside with a nimbate eagle; above the shoulders, two splayed fronds; lateral faces of the bezel with flowers, each larger face with nimbate figure on a hatched field; underside with inscription oremus (let us pray). 15.77 grams, 27.25 mm overall, 20.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23, Japan 22)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
The nimbate figures and inscription suggest that the ring was a devotional object belonging to a cleric or ecclesiastical leader.
