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LOT 2169
Medieval Bronze Straight and Beehive Collection of Thimbles
CIRCA 14TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (73 grams total, 17-20 mm).
Including conical, beehive and other types. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
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LOT 2169
Medieval Bronze Straight and Beehive Collection of Thimbles
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Cockerel of Simon Fleming
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With central cockerel motif and legend to the border '*S' SIMONIS FLEMING' (seal of Simon Fleming); supplied with an impression. 5.73 grams, 20.21 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
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Medieval Decorated Portable Bronze Mirror Case
Circa 15th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In two halves, each hinged at one edge, with punched triangular markings in curved and cross-shaped bands; remains of silver(?) mirror panels inside. 13.9 grams, 42 mm
From an old English collection formed since 1960. -
Medieval Silver 'You and No Other' Posy Ring
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Flat-section hoop with stamped flowers and tendrils, bastarda script legend 'vous et nul autre' (you and no other). 2.83 grams, 19.14 mm overall, 16.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired in the 1970s-1980s. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
