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LOT 1992
Medieval Group of Italian Ferroneries and 'Cloth of Gold' Velvets
15TH CENTURY A.D.
22 5/8 - 40 1/2 in. (1.14 kg total, 57.5-103 cm).
Suite of five separate panels in burgundy-red velvet with gold-yellow woven floral borders, embroidered flower, leaf and tendril ornament. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollection of Charles Ratton.
with Art Richelieu, 19 January 2021, no.199.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 1992
Medieval Group of Italian Ferroneries and 'Cloth of Gold' Velvets
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Circa 15th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. 148 grams total, 52-62 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Fire steels were used to generate a spark from a 'strike-a-light' (a piece of flint or pyrite). The spark was directed into a tinder box containing a dry, flammable material such as charred linen until a flame was kindled. -
Medieval Bronze Key
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Push-key type comprising an oval looped bow with two pairs of lateral loops, lentoid-section shank with lateral casting seams, square bit with cruciform void, three of the four corners opened. 14.3 grams, 97 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Head of a Man
13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Lozengiform panel in lead frame with bearded male head in three-quarter view. 201 grams, 16.5 cm
with Rieunier & Associes, Paris, 11 April 2005, no.96. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
