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LOT 2181
Medieval Bronze Straight and Beehive Thimble Collection
CIRCA 14TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (137 grams total, 16-21 mm).
Including annular, beehive and other types. [20]
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 7th October 2026-9th December 2026; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
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LOT 2181
Medieval Bronze Straight and Beehive Thimble Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Medieval Gold Iconographic Ring with Saint Catherine
Circa 15th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With an oval bezel engraved in fine outline with Saint Catherine of Alexandria, shown standing frontally beside the spiked wheel of her martyrdom; the shoulders engraved with stylised floral ornament, curved fluting and rows of beaded decoration extending around the hoop. 2.62 grams, 19.22 mm overall, 17.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13505-263380.
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Medieval 'Published' Iron Barrel Lock and Key Group
14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The lock heater-shaped in section with a separate sliding mechanism, key with voided shank. 325 grams total, 4.9-10.6 cm
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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.
