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LOT 1676
Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Hanger
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (9 grams, 56 mm).
Of square form, depicting a lion within a circular border with fleurs at angles and suspension loop; suspended from a similarly shaped and proportioned hanger depicting the same lion design with hinge; all gilded across the faces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk before 1990.
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
See Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, 2002, no.22, for a match to this piece and also fig.12, generally for other elements of the same set.
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LOT 1676
Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Hanger
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Medieval Knight's Bronze 'Dovedale Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Being a heater-shield form with remains of integral suspension loop; the device an 'argent cross moline gules' showing cross moline (sometimes described as recercelee when the curled ends of the limbs are exaggerated) on a red enamelled field. 4.5 grams, 29 mm
From the Sullivan family collection, UK; acquired since 2003.
The device is associated with several English families but most prominently with members of the Dovedale family (with various spellings) which appears to have originated in Yorkshire or Cheshire from the 12th century AD. -
Medieval Bronze Steelyard Weight with Heraldic Shields
Circa 1260-1300 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Hemispherical with suspension loop at apex; three heraldic shields within roundels to the shoulder, scalloped lower edge. 70 grams, 32 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
Medieval Bronze Heraldic Weight Casing
Late 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Globular in form with a sub-triangular projection to apex pierced for suspension; three raised heater-shields to the equator displaying various (worn) heraldic devices, a lion, a spread eagle and an unidentified device; portion of base and lower body lost in antiquity. 137 grams, 61 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme record id. BERK-140822.
Official London weights carried the arms of Richard Earl of Cornwall, his son Edmund or the de Clares; the lion rampant, the spread eagle or the chevrons (Ward Perkins (1940: 171-173).
