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LOT 0432
Medieval Gilt Bronze Processional Cross
ITALY, PROBABLY TUSCANY, CIRCA 1500 A.D.
19 3/4 in. (2.49 kg total, 50 cm high including stand).
With low-relief floral detailing to the obverse, nimbate bust to the finial of each arm, affixed Corpus Christi with knee-length loincloth; reverse with similar ornament, central low-relief image of Crucifixion; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Francis Janssens van der Maelen, 11 March 2003, no.997.
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
Accompanied by a previous illustrated catalogue page.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12043-212164.
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'The Drayton' Medieval Gold Stirrup-Shaped Bishop's Ring with Sapphire and Magical Inscription
1200-1300 A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,778
The bezel expanding into a low flat topped triangle with facetted corners surmounted by a cabochon sapphire set within an asymmetrical hexagonal cell; expanded quatrefoils flanking the base of the bezel leading on to the angled hoop with a central ridge running around its circumference; three further quatrefoil panels evenly spaced around the band- one on both sides and the third at the base of the hoop; the bevelled sides of the hoop engraved with the inscription '+NI ONAN NRIO ONIC / NIAI AINO ANIOI NAN', which may not be meaningful, but these groups of letters may have been felt to be 'magical'. 3.95 grams, 25.72 mm overall, 19.75 x 18.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Drayton, Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire, UK, on Sunday 16th September 2018 by Chris Weir. Declared as treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2018T853, subsequently disclaimed and returned to the finder. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.GLO-0BFB91. Accompanied by a letter from the finder describing the circumstances of finding. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12118-214086.
Many late medieval rings and brooches bear similarly meaningless inscriptions, perhaps due to the illiteracy of the engraver who nevertheless was aware that customers required an inscription, so provided one. For discussion of such inscriptions see Evans, J., Magical Jewels of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Oxford, 1922, pp.121-132, for inscribed jewels. -
Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle Collection
Circa 14th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mixed group of buckles and buckle-plates including D-shaped, double-loop, trapezoidal and other types. 414 grams total, 12-57 mm
Found Hertfordshire, UK. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Church
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
In the form of a church building with one cross remaining to roof, raised hatching to reverse and Virgin and Child figural scene to the other; three remaining attachment loops. 4.86 grams, 34 mm
European collection, 1990s. Ex property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
