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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 and Later Pottery Group
Circa 15th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Mainly comprising glazed vessels and fragments including tripod handled pots, tankards, chamber pots, handed bowls, a bowl with polychrome bird motif and a number of stamped pewter tankards and jugs. 15.7 kg total, 11-28 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Silver Signet Ring with Stork
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With spurs to the shoulders, trumpet-shaped bezel, intaglio design of a stork amid reeds with a star above. 9.74 grams, 26.09 mm overall, 18.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
From the collection of Alan Hardcastle. Ex property of an Essex gentleman. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection. -
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Comprising a single cutting edge and scale tang; bifacial pommel engraved with a female figure to one face and an enigmatic design to the other. 35 grams, 17 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
There were four essential ways to carry the small knifes in late Middle Ages: a) with the scabbard tucked diagonally behind belt, without suspension loop; b) without scabbard, simply thrust through the purse of the belt; c) with the scabbard tied horizontally at waist with suspension holes in the widened handle flap; d) suspended vertically from thong looped over the belt, in the scabbard.
