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LOT 1672
Medieval Bronze 'Stansam and Cotton Families' Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 - 1 5/8 in. (21.4 grams total, 42-43 mm).
Including one with a horse or unicorn(?) passant (Stansam family); one with reserved eagle(?) displayed on a blue field (Cotton family). [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
Acquired on the UK art market after 2000.
Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK.
Cf. Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, items 77, 145, 88, 243.
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LOT 1672
Medieval Bronze 'Stansam and Cotton Families' Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Opening Bid: £100
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Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim and Other Badge Collection
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Medieval Silver-Gilt Jewelled Cross with Inscription
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
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UK art market, acquired prior to 1985. From the collection of a North American gentleman, acquired in 2012.
The acronym 'AGLA' stands for the Hebrew phrase 'Atah gebur le-olam Adonai', meaning 'Thine Is The Power Throughout Endless Ages, O Lord'; it was used particularly in exorcisms, healing and divination, and was associated with Rosicrucianism.
