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LOT 1284
Medieval Gilt Bronze Teardrop Ring Brooch with Turrets
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.42 grams, 27.97 mm).
Drop-shaped frame with six raised turrets and pointillé detailing between; each turret with a cell at the top; sword-shaped pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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Large Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for John the Clerk of Hilgay
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With central 'pelican in her piety' motif, linear border and legend '+ S' IOH'IS. CŁCI. DE.HELEGEIA.' (seal of John the clerk of Hilgay); strap and loop to the reverse. 12.5 grams, 39 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
Hilgay is a parish in Norfolk, near Downham Market. -
Medieval Triangular Gold Pendant with Garnets
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
A ribbed loop supporting a bifacial plaque with granulation to the cell rims, three radiating triangular garnets with small cells to the edges. 1.45 grams, 14.30 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Medieval and Later Artefact Group
Circa 12th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a quantity of mixed items including a large bell, buckles, coins, buttons, and others, most fragmentary. 732 grams total, 10-57 mm
Found St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. Acquired from the finder in 2008. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
