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LOT 0357
Medieval Gilt Bronze Figure of Saint John the Evangelist
15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (230 grams total, 10.1 cm including stand).
Modelled in the round columnar figure with right hand raised and left hand holding a book; wearing a floor-length robe, standing on a tiered hexagonal base; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
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LOT 0357
Medieval Gilt Bronze Figure of Saint John the Evangelist
Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
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Medieval Ring with Spread Eagle
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
D-section hoop and a discoid bezel with an incuse image of an eagle with its wings spread. 3.35 grams, 22.64 mm overall, 19.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
In this category of rings, the oval hoop gradually widens into a full shoulder and a massive, flattened bezel. The bezel is an ellipsoidal field, decorated with the image of an imperial eagle. The eagle was a common motif in Romanesque art, both in the West and the East. -
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Pendant and Hanger with Axe-Wielding Rider
11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Comprising: discoid plate with two concentric pelleted bands and central cell with claw setting, glass insert, attached to backplate by four shot bars; hinge below connected to an openwork teardrop pendant with profile image of a horseman advancing on a chevron baseline, his upper bdy turned to face the viewer, holding a large axe braced against his hip; hinge below connected to a bulb dangle with corrugated detailing. 29 grams, 10.2 cm
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Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. 0.81 grams, 24 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
The '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.
