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LOT 1602
Medieval Bronze Knight's 'De Bohun Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.5 grams, 36 mm).
A heater-shield-shaped pendant with integral suspension loop; device: [azure] a bend argent, cotised and between six lioncels [or]. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Nottinghamshire, UK.
LiteratureCf. Clark, J. ed., The Medieval Horse And Its Equipment, Museum of London, 2004, item 80, for these arms.
FootnotesThe well-known de Bohun family were Earls of Essex and Hereford. Whilst the enamelling is lost, this is a distinctive coat of arms.
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LOT 1602
Medieval Bronze Knight's 'De Bohun Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Head of a Boy
France, early 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Irregular, with lead came frame and suspension loop; amber-coloured glass with sepia portrait of a fair-haired youth. 106 grams, 12.5 cm
Galerie de Chartres, 2009. Ex central London gallery. -
Tudor Palimpsest 2 Ounce Weight
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Marked for Henry VII or VIII with a Lombardic letter 'h' to the upper face; concentric circles to the reverse, later incised with a large star or sunburst. 50 grams, 51 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic. -
Medieval Judges Bible Page by Johann Gruninger
Printed 1492 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Being a single, double-sided leaf from an early printed paper Latin bible for the Book of Judges, chapters 15-18; the text set in two columns of blackletter type with numerous hand-applied rubrications (embellishments) in red, with foliation and other marks; square woodblock versals; printed by Johann Gruninger of Strasbourg with commentary by Nicholas de Lyra. 11 grams, 33 x 24.5 cm
Ex M Cummings collection, UK, 1990s-2000s. Accompanied by a Vulgate Latin text with English translation.
This portion of the Book of Judges tells of Samson slaying a thousand Philistines with the 'jawbone of an ass' together with the betrayal by Delilah, his loss of strength and capture when his hair was cut and and his eventual death by pulling down the pillars.
