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LOT 0152
Medieval Gilt Bronze Animal Collection
11TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 2 in. (38 grams total, 30-51 mm).
Comprising: a Romanesque beast mount with gaping mouth and bulging eyes; a finial formed as a lion-like dog standing left on a plinth base with socket to underside; an openwork element straddled by a pantheress figure. [3]
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0152
Medieval Gilt Bronze Animal Collection
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Gilt Bronze Horse Mount
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising an openwork body, the horse advancing right on a groundline. 6.4 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Royal Heraldic Harness Pendant
Late 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Of heater-shaped form, plano-convex with suspension loop; remains of blue and red enamelling; reserved royal arms of England (gules three lions passant gardant or) with azure label cadency mark. 8.85 grams, 35 mm
Found near Kettering, 2000s. Property of a Skegness gentleman. -
Medieval Lion Mask Seal Matrix
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Featuring a facetted hexagonal shank with lozenge-shaped pierced terminal, discoid matric bearing incuse design of a lion or beast's head facing and sticking its tongue out; surrounding Latin legend: 'OREDE MAChi', possibly for the more typical inscription 'CREDE MIChi' (Believe in Me); accompanied by an impression. 4.4 grams, 22 mm
Found North Dalton, Yorkshire, UK, 2008. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
