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LOT 0372
Medieval Gilt Bronze Ostensorium with Semi-Precious Gemstones
GERMANY, COLOGNE, CIRCA 1430 A.D.
12 3/4 in. (902 grams total, 32.4 cm high including stand).
Comprising a tubular shank with lower plain collar and median ribbed and fluted collar, teardrop-shaped head with transverse tubular 'monstrance' or viewing aperture, knop to the apex of the teardrop on each face; obverse with ellipsoid and circular cells enclosing precious and semi-precious stones in a variety of shapes and colours; reverse with ring of domed studs and two hinged fastenings; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceMercier & Cie, 16 April 2023, no.214.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12292-221721.
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LOT 0372
Medieval Gilt Bronze Ostensorium with Semi-Precious Gemstones
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,760
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Medieval and Later Artefact Group
14th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including a winder key, belt buckles, Jew's harp and other items. 133 grams total, 19-53 mm
Private collection, Buckinghamshire, UK; formed in the 1980s. Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013.
Three buckles from this set can be dated to the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries A.D. Very often the pin of these buckles was made of brass, and some were used for the sword's or sabre's baldric, positioned across the right shoulder of the body. -
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Large Medieval Lead Round Seal Matrix for John, Son of John
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With central fleur-de-lys and border with legend: '+ SIGILLVM IOHIS : FILII : IOH'IS' (seal of John, son of John). 28.3 grams, 41 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Anglo-Norman and Medieval Gilt Bronze Artefact Collection
6th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: a 6th century Dark Age round gilded brooch; a 15th century medieval bronze swivel hook with domed shaped gilded top; and a 11th-12th century copper-alloy chape with plain top half, the lower part ending in a wolf’s head covered with small indentations and raised ears, with a small suspension loop on the snout. 35 grams total, 27-65 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Most of the strap ends recovered in Britain date from the 12th century onwards, this being the period when they were widely used by both men and women. The strap end was made from various metals including bronze, copper (normally gilded, silvered or tinned) pewter, tin, silver, gold and iron. Our specimen, probably dated to 11th-12th century A.D., continue the style of the Anglo-Viking beast mounts of the previous centuries.
