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LOT 1570
Medieval Bronze Ring Brooch Collection
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/2 in. (17.7 grams total, 16-40 mm).
Each created to a different design and with full or partial remains of an articulate tongue. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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Medieval Iron Cleaver Group
15th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
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. -
Medieval Iron Bell Group
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising bells of various shapes and sizes, most retaining their suspension loop and clapper and producing a range of sounds. 1 kg total, 5-13 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Like the bell found in Oxfordshire, these bells are quadrangular with sloping sides to a narrow rounded top, furnished of a hanging ring. While these bells are similar in overall shape to Roman and Middle Saxon examples, a post medieval date is perhaps more likely. -
Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising examples of various types, including some retaining the rowel and fastening elements. 340 grams total, 11-19 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
These spurs belong to a type widespread in Western Europe with a six-pointed spur, often engraved, dating mostly between 1425 and 1450.
