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LOT 1334
Medieval Horse Shoe Collection
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 - 4 1/2 in. (1.29 kg total, 9.8-11.6 cm).
A group of iron horse shoes of various sizes, including examples retaining nails. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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Large French Medieval Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for Baldwin, Prior of Saint John the Baptist at Vendeuil
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
A substantial bronze vesica-shaped seal matrix with ribbed strap and pierced lug to the reverse; incuse motif of a gothic-style canopy and balustered column over two figures: St John the Baptist to the left in floor-length robe and textured dalmatic holding a figure of the Agnus Dei in his folded arms, Mary Magdalen to the right in floor-length robe and veil holding ointment-pot and a book; below, facing tonsured male kneeling with hands clasped in prayer; Lombardic script legend to the border within beaded lines 'S' BALD' PRIORIS · S · IONIS · DEVANDAO' (seal of Bald[win] prior of St. John of Vand[...]). 23.7 grams, 49 mm
The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Matrix Collection catalogue no.835. Many of the seals within the collection were published in a book titled 'The Matrix Collection', by David Morris in 2012. Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes. Accompanied by an old hand written record card in French.
The manor of Vendeuil in the département of l'Aisne, northern France, was known as Vendolium Castrum in 1088 A.D. and may be the place referred to in the legend here. -
Medieval Style Openwork Candlestick with Three Figures
Late 19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
A bronze pricket candleholder with trumpet-shaped shank and median bulb; triangular openwork stand formed as three outward-facing figures entwined in tendrils and grasping fronds, and between each pair a beaded panel above a lion-mask with swept tendrils extending to the angles; lion's paw foot at each angle. 478 grams, 15 cm high
Ex private Dutch collection. English private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11658-199756. -
Medieval Knight's 'Swinburn Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Boar's Heads
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
A copper-alloy heater shield-shaped harness pendant with integral suspension loop to the upper edge; one face displaying a heraldic device composed of three boars' heads left with remaining traces of red enamel in the field. 16.2 grams, 45 mm
Found near Snargate, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-56AC78, dating it to c.1280-1350 A.D.
The triple boar's head arms is associated with several members of the Swinburne (sometimes Swynbourne) family in the late 13th to early 14th century period.
