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LOT 1801
Medieval Bronze Mount with Saints
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (37.9 grams, 50 mm).
Cruciform plaque fragment, low-relief central square with Mary and Infant Jesus, facing nimbate bust in each surrounding roundel, pierced. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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Obverse with bishop wearing mitre and holding crook, reverse with octofoil, alternating plain and hatched petals. 0.83 grams, 16 mm
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Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Circa 11th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. 165 grams total, 55-88 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Lamb of God
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Chessman type matrix with central agnus dei motif and surrounding legend 'Ecce Agnus D[ei]' (here is the lamb of God'). 5.08 grams, 23 mm
Acquired from TimeLine Originals, Essex, UK, in 2004. Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the on line listing.
