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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 Silver-Gilt Hat Pin with Mary and Child
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Discoid in plan with notched rim, S-curved pin and raised beaded frame enclosing a reserved image of Mary and infant Jesus on a hatched field. 2.26 grams, 14 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Stained Glass Roundel Pair
Northern France, circa 1280 A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: matched pair, each a discoid panel with lead frame, inner quatrefoil of coloured glass with central square frame; modern hooks for suspension. 3.7 kg total, 38 cm wide each
Charles van der Heyden, Rotterdam, until 1994; by descent within the family until 2020. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with 'BIVE IV DIVE'
Circa 1150-1500 A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular-section hoop with high borders flanking a slightly garbled inscription, possibly either in Anglo-French or Latin, reading '+BIVE IV DIVE+BIVE IV DIVE'. 2.12 grams, 21.70 mm overall, 19.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Mersham, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-3F4BA2.
According to PAS, the 'IV' could be an uncommon medieval Anglo-French version of 'Je' or even 'en'; 'DIVE' could be 'diev', the French word for God. Thus, the second part of the repeating inscription could be 'in God'.
