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LOT 1925
Medieval Bronze Ring with Sun Motif
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.49 grams, 26.04 mm overall, 19.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Comprising a D-section shank with stud to the underside, drum-shaped bezel with impressed central starburst. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. for the type of ring one of the rings found in the Hoard of Fishpool, in Leahy, K., Lewis, M., Finds Identified II, Dress fittings & ornaments, Witham, 2020, p.268.
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LOT 1925
Medieval Bronze Ring with Sun Motif
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Martlets
13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Lozenge-shaped pendant with barry of ten and four martlets. 8.54 grams, 37 mm
From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s. -
Roman and Later Bronze Artefact Group
Circa 3rd-16th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: Anglo-Norman scabbard mount with high-relief lion passant gardant; harness mount with heraldic heater shield, rivet for attachment; obverse face of a two-part scabard chape with openwork trefoil'; buckle loop with lobes; ring bezel with 'W' and leaves; strap end with columnar shank and knop finial; small gilt heatert-shaped harness mount; Roman amphora-type strap end with punched-point detailing; trapezoidal appliqué fragment with raised lateral flanges, reserved Ultimate La Tène scrolls on a keyed field with remains of enamel fill. 79 grams total, 26-70 mm
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Agnus Dei Horse Harness Mount
Circa 1100 A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Octofoil mount with four attachment holes, agnus dei motif in profile reserved against a pounced field. 11.3 grams, 41 mm
Found Shottesbrooke, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-D59AA0.
The image represents the Agnus Dei, a visual representation of Jesus as a lamb, which is more normally shown with a flag. The intensive use of punched annulets is often found on harness pendants of 12th-century date.
