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LOT 1322
Medieval Bronze Scallop Shell Mount Collection
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 3 in. (78 grams total, 28-76 mm).
Mixed group including scallop-shaped belt mounts and suspension mounts. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired early 2000s.
Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1322
Medieval Bronze Scallop Shell Mount Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Medieval Bronze Dog Mount
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Thick D-section casting with looped tail; probably an element of harness for a hound. 60.8 grams, 45 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Virgin & Child within Crescent Moon
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Mary and the infant Christ on a crescent moon, stylised bird below, pellet detailing; pin stump to reverse 2.11 grams, 25 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector. -
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Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for Matilda of Eastmoor
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With central 'dove with olive branch' motif, pelletted border and legend '+ S' MATILD' DE HESTMORE' (seal of Matilda of Eastmoor); strap and loop to the reverse. 6.4 grams, 28 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
'Hestmore' is Eastmoor spelt with 'intrusive 'h''. The reference is to a place in Somerset belonging to Glastonbury Abbey.
