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LOT 0382
Medieval Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Mount with Floral Cross
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (19.58 grams, 62.04 mm).
Hollow-formed, tau-shaped with a dome to the junction; upper face with repoussé scrolls, attachment rivets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Historical Museum, Moscow, The Road of Varangians to Greeks and Greece, (In Russian and English), Moscow, 1996, nos.232-237, 422, for similar mounts.
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LOT 0382
Medieval Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Mount with Floral Cross
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Medieval and Later Lead Artefact Group
13th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including trade tokens, bag-seals, a furniture fitting and other items. 235 grams total, 16-62 mm
From various collections, acquired circa 1950-early 2000s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Horn Badge of Saint Hubert
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A devotional badge in the shape of a hunting horn with two loops and a cord. 5.84 grams, 44 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
Saint Hubert was a 7th century French nobleman and keen hunter who had chased a stag with a crucifix in its antlers. The stag told him to adopt a religious life, and Hubert went on to become Bishop of Liège in Belgium in the early 8th century. His shrine was at Saint-Hubert-en-Ardenne in Belgium. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Mary and Child
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Low-relief modelling of Mary standing wearing a crown and ruffed collar, supporting infant Jesus on her hip; with pin to reverse. 6.72 grams, 38 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
