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LOT 2017
Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 2 3/8 in. (28 grams total, 16-60 mm).
Comprising: heater shield pendant with reserved saltire; heater shield stud with reserved lion rampant; teardrop shield pendant with reserved lion rampant; lozenge pendant with radiating knops, central circular recess with enamel fill and reserved cinquefoil; T-shaped strap with attachment holes. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
From the collection of a Wiltshire, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 2017
Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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With trumpet-shaped bezel, reserved cross on a field with punched annulets, pellet to centre. 8.05 grams, 24.58 mm overall, 19.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Similar rings were found in the aristocratic cemetery of Stanicenje, in Serbia. These graves often contained traces of gold embroidered textile fabrics associated with hollow metal ball buttons, earrings and rings. Such rings were used by pre-Ottoman Balkan nobles as indicators of rank, particularly in the Serbian and Bulgarian empires. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Head of a Man
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Lozengiform panel in lead frame with bearded male head in three-quarter view. 201 grams, 16.5 cm
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Stag
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With stag's head in the central tondo, crucifix between the antlers, legend to the border '*TIMETE DEVM' (Fear God); supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.21 grams, 20 mm
Found near Finningham, Suffolk, Essex, UK. Property of an Essex gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The crucifix between the antlers shows that this is the stag of St. Hubert or St. Eustace, both of whom witnessed the miraculous apparition of Christ on the Cross between the antlers of a stag.
