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LOT 1995
Medieval Bronze Ring Brooch Group
14TH-16TH CENTURY AD.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (7.84 grams total, 27-30 mm).
Comprising: one with slender hoop, hollow stud to rear and rosebud spur; the other with segmented hoop and sword-shaped pin. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a gentleman; acquired in the 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 Pope Clement III Lead Papal Bulla
1187-1191 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre remains of the letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'CLE/MENS/PP.III.', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 34 grams, 37 mm
Found Suffolk, UK, circa 2000. 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 Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Including heater-shaped, lozengiform and other types with low-relief reserved enamel heraldic motifs. 39 grams total, 32-39 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 Bronze Ring with Rosette
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With discoid bezel, incuse rosette and looped foliage. 13.03 grams, 23.25 mm overall, 18.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
