Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Horse Harness Pendant

Shield-shaped, azure with a lion rampant argent, the arms of Roger de Montalt. 13.6 grams, 45 mm



Found near Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Accompanied by copies of typed catalogue information slips.

Roger de Montalt was the first Baron Montalt, who rebelled against Henry III of England. He was one of the defenders of Cambridge for Henry III and during the reign of Edward I, he served overseas in the Gascon wars.

Rectangular textile panel with six figural scenes within laid work borders; each figure a nimbate saint with couched robes, satin stitch facial features, threaded sequins and other detailing; modern fabric backing. 502 grams, 104 cm



with SVV Prunier, 20 May 2018, no.86. Ex central London gallery.

This substantial embroidered panel comes from an ecclesiastic Dalmatic composed up of various sections, each section comprising an applied figure embroidered in yellow-brown colours with the addition of light blue in some figures. From top to bottom two female saints, probably the Virgin Mary and her Holy Mother Anna; in the second central panels are represented Saint Peter, keys in hand, and probably his brother Andrew. Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas are possibly the subjects of the last two vertical panels. The embroidery technique used is including fine worked nué, in which metallic threads are laid down and worked over in silk, with split stitch.

Triangular biconvex garnet set in a gold frame with granulation detailing. 0.42 grams, 8 mm



Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.