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LOT 1796
Medieval Bronze Ring with Double-Headed Eagle
CIRCA 15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.31 grams, 21.44 mm overall, 19.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Flat-section annular hoop with overlapping finials, discoid bezel with incuse image of a two-headed spread eagle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1796
Medieval Bronze Ring with Double-Headed Eagle
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Medieval Bronze Decorated Bracelet
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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From an old Lincoln, UK, collection, 1950s-1970s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Dutch Pewter Holy Blood Of Wilsnack Pilgrim's Badge
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Trilobate in plan with openwork triangle between three roundels with hatched fields, the upper two surmounted by crosses, depicting scenes from Christ's life: the crucifixion, resurrection and Christ at the Column in relief. 3.39 grams, 31 mm
Ex European collection, 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
In 1383 AD, after fire in the town of Bad Wilsnack, Germany) three consecrated communion hosts were found undamaged in the ruins of the church. According to the legend, they were sprinkled with the Holy Blood of Christ, which made Bad Wilsnack a famous pilgrimage site. The resultant pilgrim badges were distinctive in shape with three circles arranged in a triangle and painted in red, referring to this miracle. Although the miracle was doubted by Reformation period scholars like John Hus, the final blow came in 1552, when the miraculous communion hosts were publicly burned. -
Medieval Bronze Saint Christopher Pilgrim's Badge
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Modelled in the half-round nimbate figure on a baseline; attachment loop to reverse. 3.63 grams, 31 mm
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
