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LOT 1748
Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Horse Harness Pendant
1200-1400 A.D.
1 1/4 in. (8.58 grams, 32 mm).
Formed as an openwork rectangle enclosing scrolled tendrils, looped suspension mount above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound North Yorkshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SWYOR-736886.
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Medieval Limoges 'House of Burgundy' Bronze Heraldic Medallion with Champlevé Enamel
Limoges, circa 1300 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Parcel-gilt plaque from a coffre, with openwork foliage border, central disc with raised heater shield flanked by reserved scrolled tendrils; shield with red border and field of diagonal stripes; Limoges workmanship; blazoned 'bendy of seven azure an or within a bordure gules', the arms of the house of Burgundy. 75 grams, 99 mm
Private collection, Paris, France. with Pierre-Richard Royer, 2006. Ex private collection, Suffolk, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12148-217468. -
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze 'Richard de Valoines' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With substantial hook, pyramidal collar and enamelled lozenge panels: obverse with a red bend bearing three reserved stars on a blue-striped field; reverse with reserved bend on blue field with six reserved stars, an extremely rare type. 38 grams, 78 mm
Found Grimsby, UK. From an East Anglian private collection.
The arms to the obverse are similar to those of Richard de Valoines (barry of six azure and or, a bend gules). -
Medieval and Later Bronze Thimble Group
13th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including beehive, carinated and annular types. 29.8 grams total, 17-22 mm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.