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LOT 1669
Medieval 'Essex' Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Plaque Badge
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.05 grams, 21 mm).
Formed as a cross-crosslet on a square sheet plaque, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with the remains of an iron pin to verso; very rare formed as a square plaque. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Essex, UK.
Property of an Essex collector.
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 939-41.
FootnotesThe 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD.
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LOT 1669
Medieval 'Essex' Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Plaque Badge
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Medieval 'Thames' Currier Leather-Working Knife Group with Maker's Marks
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Comprising a short blade with spur and short tang, maker's marks 'GB' and 'B' to obverse; similar blade in original wooden handle with maker's mark 'G' to obverse. 59 grams total, 12-14.5 cm
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Medieval Silver Medallion with Scenes of the Resurrection
Southern Germany, circa 1300 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
Discoid with beaded border, repoussé scene with lancet-arch arcade, nimbate Christ seated on a throne in majesty with orb and sceptre in his hands, in front of him Mary Magdalene, behind and below him the sleeping guards of the Holy Sepulchre; attachment holes to the rim. 2.90 grams, 37 mm
Ex Peter Szuhay, 2005. Ex private collection, Suffolk, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12055-217473.
These silver-gilt medallions with scenes of the Christ's life (here the Anastasis) in repoussé, are showing Gothic architectural features characteristic of the 14th century A.D., which are often represented in artworks of the late Medieval age including manuscript illuminations and stained glass. Interestingly, the representation of the guards show a typical military costume of Medieval Germany of the same period, with chapel-de-fer and triangular shield.
