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LOT 2221
Medieval Bronze Straight and Beehive Thimble Collection
CIRCA 14TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (120 grams total, 17-23 mm).
Including flat-topped, beehive and other types. [20]
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
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LOT 2221
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 Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising five domed thimbles with pellet decoration. 18.1 grams total, 15-22 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Late Medieval Bronze Ring Group
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising D-section hoop with expanding ribbed shoulders enclosing a column with three punched ring-and-dot motif; flat-section hoop with expanding shoulders enclosing a discoid bezel with incised geometric motif. 11.9 grams total, 23-26 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant and Hanger Group
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising five harness pendants and two hangers, two pendants with remains of enamel. 60 grams total, 37-51 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
