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LOT 1714
Medieval Bronze Decorated Fighting Cock Spur
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.46 grams, 25 mm).
Comprising an ellipsoid loop and slender triangular pointed spur; low-relief scrolled tendril ornament to the outer face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Pseudo-Coin Pendant
14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With high-relief central long cross, pellet to the centre and pellets in quadrants; pierced transversely 0.35 grams, 13 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Stud
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Heater-shaped stud with bendlets and two lions rampant. 3.8 grams, 16 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Printed Paper Bible Page by Johann Grüninger
Printed 1510 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Page of a rag-paper bible with text printed in two columns and with marginal notes to both sides; portion of Book of Jeremiah; printed in Strasbourg by Johann Grüninger with commentary by Nicholas de Lyra. 13 grams, 32.2 x 22.8 cm
From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
Johannes Grüninger (1455-1533) was a prolific German printer, active from 1482 to 1533, who printed up to 80 books a year in Latin and in German, as well as wall-maps. His bible was issued in two volumes, which allowed it be produced on smaller pages than for most standard editions.
