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LOT 1369
Medieval Dagger Chape
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (14.44 grams, 49 mm).
A copper-alloy dagger chape of with crescentic opening and knop finial, rectangular and circular voids to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
Important European collection.
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Medieval Gold Strap End
15th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
A gold strap end with rectangular-section hollow-form body and two rivets to one edge. 2.49 grams, 22 mm
Very fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Medieval Gilt Heraldic Horse Harness Mount with Rivetted Shield
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £140
A bronze horse harness mount of sub-square form, displaying a shield-shaped panel defined with raised knops and remaining traces of gilding, a raised stylised plant to centre with cross-hatched leaves; pierced twice along one edge for attachment. 17.9 grams, 41 mm
Acquired early 2000s. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Large Medieval 'Thames' Pilgrim's Badge Collection
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A mixed group of lead pilgrim badges of different types: a wedge-shaped fragment displaying an openwork oval design; a semi-circular fragment bearing the letters 'CT' on a cross-hatched field; a pointed arch-shaped fragment decorated with lozenges, each populated with a single pellet, two piercings; a discoid example with raised central flower head, enclosed by concentric roundels decorated with geometric forms including pellets, ring-and-dot motifs and hatched lines, together with incomplete legend. 20.3 grams total, 29-39 mm
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK. Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
