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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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Medieval Ceramic Group
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Composed of glazed and unglazed vessels including a tripod pot with pouring mouth, tripod pouring bowl, large tripod pot with handle, bulbous jar and other fragments; most chipped or cracked. 5.85 kg total, 12-35 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Iron Axehead
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Stamped to one face with work smith's mark, angled lower cheek edge and a sub-oval socket. 522 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The axe seems to be a Xa type in the Glosek classification. The earliest dated examples in Eastern Europe of this kind of axehead come from 14th century, but it is likely that this sub-type also goes back to the 13th century A.D. -
Medieval Pewter Candlestick
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Featuring lion's paw tripod feet and a socket with low relief lozenges decorating the cup. 40 grams, 51 mm high
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
