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LOT 1587
Medieval 'Clare Family' Bronze Heraldic Horse Saddle Mount
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (23.3 grams, 51 mm).
Comprising a heater shield with three enamelled chevrons, three brackets each with a pierced lobe finial; blazoned 'or three chevrons gules', arms of the Clare family. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, UK.
LiteratureSee Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, p.42, for discussion.
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LOT 1587
Medieval 'Clare Family' Bronze Heraldic Horse Saddle Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Each with remains of gilding and/or enamelling and loops for suspension or attachment; devices including: one discoid with pointillé field and facing female bust; one a gilt rectangular plaque and hinged panel each with a blue enamelled lion passant; one a quatrefoil plaque with blue enamel field and reserved spread eagle. 25.6 grams total, 28-42 mm
Found UK. Acquired on the UK art market after 2000. Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK. -
Medieval Iron Knife Blade Group
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including cleavers, sickle blades, knives and others; mostly cleaned and conserved. 2.7 kg total, 11-51 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Group
13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising eight caltrops, hand-forged with square-section spikes. 439 grams total, 88-95 mm
Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.
Caltrops were scattered on battlefields in an effort to stop or slow advancing enemy cavalry or foot soldiers; regardless of how a caltrop lands, one spike is always facing upwards. In 1082, Emperor Alexios Komnenos used caltrops against the Norman cavalry in the Balkans but the Normans avoided them by flanking the Roman line.
