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LOT 1841
Medieval Gilt Bronze Statuette of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
ENGLAND, 15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (2 3/8 in.) (29.9 grams, 52 mm (74.5 grams total, 60 mm including stand)).
Modelled standing and wearing long robes, low crown on her head, short sword held on her right hand and a book on her left hand; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 1841
Medieval Gilt Bronze Statuette of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Medieval Lead Gregory X Papal Bulla
1271-1276 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within a compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts; at the top of the bulla in the centre, legend 'SPASPE' (abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter); reverse inscribed in Lombardic script in three lines 'GRE/GORIVS./PP. X', with an omega above the letters 'PP' and curlicue after 'X'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 34.4 grams, 37 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by an illustrated report from Andy Flowers KLMD dated November 2013.
Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was the 178th Pope of the Catholic Church, reigning from 1227 to 1241. He is known for his strong defence of papal authority, his role in the Crusades, and his establishment of the Papal Inquisition. -
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Horse Harness Pendant
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a central disc with eight radiating lobes, each with a shallow recess to accept enamel, incised ring enclosing a perching bird; integral loop. 7.09 grams, 37 mm
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
Medieval Bronze Thimble Collection
14th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising five thimbles of various sizes and types. 21.5 grams total, 15-22 mm
From various UK collections formed since the 1950s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.