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LOT 1708
Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (12.5 grams, 45 mm).
Discoid plaque with integral pierced lug, gilt border with stepped radiating triangles, central heater shield with chevron motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Medieval Lead Heraldic Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla
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Medieval Prophet Cutting from an Illustrated Manuscript
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Discoid glazed mount with tiered profile, painted miniature of an Old Testament prophet with epigraphic scroll and incomplete Latin inscription reciting 'Hic e Deus tuus..et non estimavi ali...ac illus' [He is your God...and I did not estimate other...and He...' 57 grams, 11.4 cm
Private collection, Tuscany, inherited, 1969. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12059-217465.
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14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector.
