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LOT 1794
Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Mount with Manticore
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (8.1 grams, 42 mm).
The hexagonal body with scooped edges and a pierced lobe to each angle, blue enamelled field with reserved image of a manticore passant. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Formerly in an old UK private collection.
Ex property of a London gentleman.
Literature
See Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002.
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LOT 1794
Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Mount with Manticore
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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