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LOT 1862
Medieval Gilt Bronze Annular Brooch Collection
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (3.6 grams total, 14-20 mm).
Comprising a gilt-bronze ring brooch with segmented face to the hoop, and a larger ring brooch with twisted ropework detailing; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PublishedBailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004, items 13.1, 3.44.
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Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising examples of various types, including some retaining the rowel. 217 grams total, 11.5-14.8 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The deep curve of the shoulders, the lack of protrusion above the base of the rowel holder, the short rowel holder and the small diameter rowel are characteristics that point to dating some of this specimens in the 13th century. Kirpichnikov puts these spurs in type V (first half of the 13th-14th century) after a spur depicted on an English tombstone dating to the beginning of the 14th century. -
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix Collection
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Each with a loop to the reverse, central rosette and surrounding legend to the rim. 36.93 grams total, 26-29 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Medieval to Tudor Period Iron Knife Collection
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Group of three single-edged knife blades, each in a later whittle-tang handle with a laminated illustration of a medieval male costume. 213 grams total, 17-20.5 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
