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LOT 1924
Medieval Enamelled Gilt Bronze Heraldic Limoges Buckleplate with Wyvern
CIRCA 1150-1300 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (9.2 grams, 40 mm).
Buckle plate fragment comprising an ellipsoid plaque with two gilt pierced lugs to the trailing edge, gilt band to the forward edge, enamelled design of a swan with head drooping to the rear; notch to forward edge to accept the pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector at Puddletown, West Dorset, UK, on 21 May 2023 by Charles Bullock.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.DOR-1026E6.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1924
Medieval Enamelled Gilt Bronze Heraldic Limoges Buckleplate with Wyvern
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Medieval Pope Gregory IX Lead Papal Bulla
1227-1241 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'GRE/GORIVS./PP. VIIII', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 42.5 grams, 40 mm
Found UK. Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was the 178th Pope of the Catholic Church, reigning from 1227 to 1241. He is known for his strong defence of papal authority, his role in the Crusades, and his establishment of the Papal Inquisition. -
Medieval Gilt Bronze Pendant
Central Europe, 12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Trapezoidal in plan with hinge knuckles to the narrow end, high-relief design of two birds' wings in plan flanking a vertical bar; possibly a horse harness mount. 11.42 grams, 34 mm
Ex European collection, 1980s. From the collection of a London antiquarian. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The piece is gilded to both faces, which is unusual and makes it likely that it was intended to be seen from both sides. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Ring-and-Dot Motifs
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With transverse hatching to the shoulders and trio of ring-and-dot motifs above, discoid bezel with large central ring-and-dot surrounded by a ring of smaller examples. 6.58 grams, 23.18 mm overall, 19.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
