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LOT 1882
Medieval Bronze Limoges Reliquary Box Mount with Christ
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (19 grams, 42 mm).
Octagonal in plan with scooped sides, enamelled design of a facing bearded bust with nimbus.
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
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LOT 1882
Medieval Bronze Limoges Reliquary Box Mount with Christ
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Medieval and Later 'Published' Iron Fire Steel 'Strike-a-Light' Collection
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising four examples with curved handles. 170 grams total, 5.7-10.8 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Fire steels were used to generate a spark from a 'strike-a-light' (a piece of flint or pyrite). The spark was directed into a tinder box containing a dry, flammable material such as charred linen until a flame was kindled. -
Medieval Bronze Cross on Base
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Comprising an expanding-arm cross supporting a short neck with disc finial above; below, a short shank with trumpet-shaped baluster and triangular base, scooped in profile with segmented radiating legs and domed feet; a knop placed between each pair of legs. 669 grams, 23 cm
With Juliette Noujaim, Arqueologie, Islamic Art, Le Louvre des Antiquaires, Paris. Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2005. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12290-222317. -
Medieval Iron Cleaver Group
15th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising hook-ended examples together with one square-ended example. 8 kg total, 25-48 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
During the Roman period chopping tools such as cleavers were predominantly used whilst during the medieval period knives and cleavers were the preferred tools for butchering carcasses. Cleavers were also often depicted in medieval art as having riveted handles. Such handles made a cleaver more durable, whilst using steel as a component of the blade made it last longer.
