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LOT 1347
Medieval Gold Scallop Shell of St James Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 in. (0.42 grams, 9.89 mm).
With rib detailing and attachment loop to the reverse; associated with the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 51-6, for pewter examples.
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LOT 1347
Medieval Gold Scallop Shell of St James Pilgrim's Badge
Sold for (Inc. bp): £371
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Medieval Iron Dagger
1450-1550 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a single-edged blade, rivets for a scale tang; remains of quillon. 132 grams, 31.5 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
This is a weapon rather than a domestic knife, and is depicted, in contemporary iconography, as a sidearm for soldiers and knights. This type of dagger was in use from the 14th to mid-16th century and finds similarities with Hauswehrs used in Eastern Europe during the 15th-16th centuries A.D. -
Medieval and Later Bronze Ring Group
Circa 14th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Including discoid, scaphoid and trumpet-shaped bezels with various designs. 32 grams total, 18-24 mm
Ex North London, UK, gentleman, 1990s-2000s.. -
Large Medieval Round Lead Seal Matrix of Richard
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With strap to the rear and lug above, central quatrefoil and pelletted border, legend '+ S' : RICHRDI : [.].]NIHIC' (seal of Richard ...). 14.7 grams, 31 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
