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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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Anglo-Norman Limestone Font
Circa 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,715
A large carved pale ochre limestone font in three sections comprising: a discoid stepped base, plain columnar shaft, and barrel-shaped bowl with incised circumferential rings to the outer face; available to view at our Harwich head office only. 299 kg total, 95 cm
Fine condition.
From Sussex, UK. Private collection formed in the 1960s. Oswestry, Shropshire, UK, collection. Ex Howell collection. Accompanied by an off-print: McClain, Aleksandra Baptism and Burial in Stone: Materializing Pastoral Care in Anglo-Norman England, Volume 7, 2018, p.10, fig.4, where it shows a very similar example of 12th century in date from Ellerburn Church. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00156424. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11412-193070. -
Medieval and Other Ring Collection
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
A mixed group of copper-alloy rings of various types and sizes, including examples set with glass cabochons, openwork shoulders, punched and incised geometric motifs, and a bezel dated '1898', amongst others. 34.9 grams total, 20-24 mm
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman. -
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Medieval and Other Ring Collection
Mainly 12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A mixed group of rings of various sizes and types, bezel designs including geometric and cruciform motifs, one set with a glass bead. 21.2 grams total, 20-24 mm
Fine condition, one broken, one hoop split.
European private collection, 1970-1980s. London, UK, late 1990s.
