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LOT 1745
Medieval Bronze Shield-Shaped Seal Matrix with Bird
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (7 grams total, 20 mm).
Displayed above a tri-stemmed plant, letters 'LEGO'(?) above; accompanied by an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Essex, UK.
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LOT 1745
Medieval Bronze Shield-Shaped Seal Matrix with Bird
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Circa 1375-1400 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Comprising a single cutting edge; scale tang with shaped pommel. 65 grams, 22 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Amongst the considerable variations in Medieval knife blade shapes, the two most obvious are the blades with angled backs (like here) and those with stepped backs. -
Medieval Silver-Gilt Pilgrim's Badge
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Formed as an openwork repoussé mount with four peltoid arms extending from a lozengiform panel with central cross motif, with stitching holes on each arm. 3.8 grams, 25 mm
Private collection, London, UK. From the collection of a North American gentleman. -
Medieval Bronze Limoges Eucharistic Dove
Circa 1200-1230 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Modelled in the round, hollow formed with stylised geometric detailing to the wings rendered in raised relief, incised detailing to the breast and head, pierced lug to neck, bowl at tail; base displaying floral scrolls with remains of blue, red and yellow Limoges enamelling; standing on a later elliptical base. 662 grams, 17.5 cm
Ex central London gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11740-202076.
Champlevé enamels were made at Limoges and in the valleys of the Rhine and Meuse from the 11th to the 14th centuries. Limoges workshops manufactured Eucharistic doves, which would have been hung over an altar as an evocation of the Holy Spirit. They were portable tabernacles, containing consecrated hosts.
