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LOT 2203
Medieval Inscribed Bronze Ring
CIRCA 1300-1500 A.D.
3/4 in. (2.99 grams, 20.05 mm overall, 16.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
D-section ring with slightly bevelled inside edges, exterior with incised letters including R, I's and N's with a single-line border running on the top and bottom edges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-0856C8.
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LOT 2203
Medieval Inscribed Bronze Ring
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Bronze Buckle with Engraved Lion on Plate within Cage
Circa 1200-1350 A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With a kidney-shaped loop; a rectangular plate with an engraved lion passant, a raised border with four raised cells with white enamel, and four triangular-section rods securing a central cell with white enamel. 15.3 grams, 38 mm
Found Bedford, UK, on 10th November 2011. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BH-715066. -
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Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Leopard
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Heater-shaped with integral pierced suspension lug; incuse leopard passant guardant. 15.5 grams, 41.8 mm
Ex Graham Slater collection, Cambridge, 1980s-1990s. -
Large Medieval Solid Gold Annular Brooch
1400-1500 A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Composed of an annular frame with a rectangular cross-section and flat upper and lower surfaces; the pin retained and in the form of a rectangular loop with a hexagonal-sectioned shaft; on the upper face of the pin, at the junction of the loop and shaft a raised transverse ridge; along the outer edge a visible join where the loop of the pin is folded around the frame, no constriction of the frame to accommodate the pin. 16.16 grams, 29 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in North Northamptonshire, UK, on 6th April 2024; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2024 T473, subsequently disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the landowner. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NARC-2ADEC8. Accompanied by a copy of the Report on Potential Treasure for H M Coroner from Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from The British Museum on behalf of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, informing that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13455-260884.
A similar example has been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, IOW-506491(2013-T72), and has been processed as Treasure, dating to the 15th-16th centuries. The thickness of the cross-section of the object is uncommon for Medieval annular frames, and the Isle of Wight example is extensively decorated, while this example is plain. In terms of form, this example is also similar to a copper-alloy example from York (YORYM1458), which, while similar in plan and section, is decorated with an engraved inscription.
