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LOT 1569
Medieval Early Iron 'Ice Crampon' Collection
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1/8 x 12 5/8 in. (1 kg, 38.5 x 32 cm).
Mounted on a framed back board for display. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Including examples of various sizes and retaining the rowel and buckle elements. 330 grams total, 12.7-19.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Bronze Limoges Eucharistic Dove
Circa 1200-1230 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Modelled in the round, hollow formed with stylised geometric detailing to the wings rendered in raised relief, incised detailing to the breast and head, pierced lug to neck, bowl at tail; base displaying floral scrolls with remains of blue, red and yellow Limoges enamelling; standing on a later elliptical base. 662 grams, 17.5 cm
Ex central London gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11740-202076.
Champlevé enamels were made at Limoges and in the valleys of the Rhine and Meuse from the 11th to the 14th centuries. Limoges workshops manufactured Eucharistic doves, which would have been hung over an altar as an evocation of the Holy Spirit. They were portable tabernacles, containing consecrated hosts. -
Medieval Copper-Alloy and Other Artefact Group
Circa 15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a variety of complete and fragmentary objects including: coins; clothes fittings; strap ends; weights; glass bangle fragments; musket balls; tools; vessels and other miscellaneous items. 6.1 kg total, 1.5-25 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
