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LOT 2352
Medieval Bronze Purse Bar Group
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 2 1/2 in. (92.56 grams total, 50-62 mm).
Comprising: one with articulated swivel and rings to the lateral arms, incised heater shield with arms of a pile and three bezants; one with square swivel and row of attachment loops to the underside of the arms. [2]
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
See Williams, D., Finds Research Group, Datasheet 50, Copper-Alloy Purse Components, 2018; Portable Antiquities Scheme nos.SWYOR-CE33E6 and SF-D7FD28.
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LOT 2352
Medieval Bronze Purse Bar Group
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Medieval Manuscript Page
15th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Vellum page with band of detailed floral ornament to the left edge and corner; seventeen-line block of bastarda-script text with Latin text beginning 'Domine Jesu Christe, qui septem verba die ultimo vitae tuae in ultimis in cruce pendens dixisti..' a reference to the last words of Christ while hanging on the cross; coloured versals with liquid gold field; mounted in a glazed wooden frame with old pasted label to reverse for J.J.Patrickosn and printed sheet with details of this craftsman. 610 grams total, 30.5 x 24 cm including frame
Ex early-20th century, private collection. Acquired on the UK art market, 2025. -
Medieval Bronze Pentagram Ring
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wide hoop with expanding shoulders and flat discoid bezel, incised pentagram and star motif. 5.56 grams, 23.23 mm overall, 20.66 x 19.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2 , USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Very Large Medieval Bronze Glove Ring with Inscription to Hoop and Bezel
Circa 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Large flat-section hoop with applied disc bezel; hoop with enigmatic retrograde legend 'ISR++ЬПШб[.]+KPIC[.]+OUne[.]+BPIC+++'; disc with incised lines forming four panels, with legends 'бu', '+', 'nu', 'Я'. 3.61 grams, 29.55 mm overall, 27.53 mm internal diameter
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
Probably a glove-ring. The script appears to be Cyrillic: the sequence ']+KPIC[.]' may spell the word 'Krist-', 'Christ'. The bezel's grapheme 'Я' is probably the pronoun 'I' (1st person singular).
