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LOT 0384
Medieval Henry II Period 'Aubigny Family, Chief Butlers of England' Heraldic Gilt Bronze Strap Fitting
PLANTAGENET, 1154-1189 A.D.
1 3/4 in. (17.44 grams, 45 mm).
Rectangular plaque with three columns of attachment holes, most with rivet in situ; heraldry of two reserved lions in profile each with hatched neck and body on an (originally enamelled) field; a rare survival of a heraldic object from this early period.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990 with inventory no.90.91 and cat.582.
From an important London, UK, collection, in the late 1990s.
Property of a South West London academic since circa 2010.
Accompanied by an academic report by heraldry specialist Dr Paul A. Fox, FSA.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Fox, Paul A., A Medieval Enamel Belt or Strap Fitting and its Possible Connection with the Arms of King Henry II, The Antiquaries Journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 99, 2019, pp.95-103.
LiteratureSee Paul A Fox, A Medieval Enamel Belt os Strap Fitting and its Possible Connection with the Arms of King Henry II in Antiquaries Journal 2019.
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LOT 0384
Medieval Henry II Period 'Aubigny Family, Chief Butlers of England' Heraldic Gilt Bronze Strap Fitting
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
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