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LOT 0373
Medieval Gilt Bronze Limoges Saint Mount
13TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (24.7 grams, 62 mm).
Comprising a flat tongue-shaped body with segmented surface, enamelled blue and white panels; above the head modelled in the round with inset blue glass eyes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Medieval Inscribed Bronze Purse Bar
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With niello-filled legend to the bar: 'AVE MARIA GACIA PLE' and to reverse 'A DOMINV TE CVM *'; central heater-shaped plaque with niello-filled 'W' to one face and 'IHS' monogram to reverse. 58 grams, 15.1 cm
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Knight's Bronze 'Pembroke Earls of Valence' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Heater-shaped with pierced lug above, enamel-filled heraldic design to obverse; variant of the arms of Valence blazoned 'barruly or and azure an orle of martlets gules'. 9.15 grams, 39 mm
Found Nutley, Hampshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an article on the pendant titled A Frenchman at the English Court by I.H. Szymansk. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Valence arms feature horizontal blue and white stripes, while the present mount is reconstructed with blue and yellow. -
Medieval Bronze and Silver-Gilt Artefact Group
14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: a gilt mount with volute scrolls, three studs to the reverse; an enamelled square mount with four projecting loops, the central panel with a flower motif; a square mount with a tall dome to the centre, pierced through the corners. 36.9 grams total, 25-35 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
