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LOT 1920
Medieval Bronze Pilgrim's Badge Pair
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (55 grams total, 60 mm each).
Each appliqué formed as a profile horse and rider; the horse advancing with head erect and detailed bridle and harness; rider with feathered cap, knee-length tunic, holding a baton or sword in one hand. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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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Medieval Knight's Enamelled 'De Bohun Family' Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Heater-shaped with integral loop above; three diagonal stripes (bends cotised) on a blue field with lions rampant; blazoned 'azure a bend cotised between six lions rampant or', the arms of de Bohun, earls of Hereford and Essex. 12.8 grams, 41 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The de Bohun family took its name from the region of Bohun in the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, France. John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (died January 1336) was born the son of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford. After his Humphrey's death at the Battle of Boroughbridge, the family lands were forfeited by John who was only later permitted to succeed to his positions as Earl of Hereford and Essex, Constable of England and Lord of Brecknock. -
Medieval Bronze Crotal Bell with Bull's Head
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Hollow-formed with slit and rumbler inside, bull-head motif with curved horns and scrolled ornament; possibly Irish workmanship. 21 grams, 32 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
