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LOT 1409
Medieval Bronze Ring with Jerusalem Cross Variant
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.87 grams, 22.32 mm overall, 18.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Comprising a narrow hoop supporting a round bezel bearing a large cross potent with a small X-motif to each quadrant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Lion
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Narrow hoop, square bezel with lion rampant(?) on a hatched field. 2.41 grams, 25.10 mm overall, 15.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Medieval Iron Single-Edged Knife
Late 14th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising an inversed cutting edge and a long tang. 173 grams, 32 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
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Large Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for John the Clerk of Hilgay
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
With central 'pelican in her piety' motif, linear border and legend '+ S' IOH'IS. CŁCI. DE.HELEGEIA.' (seal of John the clerk of Hilgay); strap and loop to the reverse. 12.5 grams, 39 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
Hilgay is a parish in Norfolk, near Downham Market.
