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LOT 1393
Medieval Iron Artefact Group
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 16 1/4 in. (1.8 kg total, 5-41.4 cm).
Mainly comprising fire steels, sickles, tools and other miscellaneous objects; cleaned and conserved. [35]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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German Memento Mori Signet Ring
Circa 1600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
Substantial gold hoop with ribbed shoulders and underside to the discoid bezel; incuse pelleted border enclosing a skull and single long bone above a bird's nest. 22.40 grams, 27.88 mm overall, 21.55 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Acquired in the 1980s. Property of a London gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11980-210514. -
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Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix for Robert Ode
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With central motif of a lion rampant attacking a dragon, pelletted border and legend '* S' ROBERTI ODE .:' (seal of Robert Ode); strap and loop to the reverse; supplied with a short handwritten account of the Ode family's landholdings in the later 14th century. 8.98 grams, 26 mm
Found Oxburgh, Norfolk. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. Accompanied by a handwritten private research slip. -
Medieval Niello Inlaid Bronze Purse Bar
15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Classified as a Williams Class A1 with rectangular central section, two expanding round-section arms with devolved gripping animal heads projecting from the central section; pierced attachment lobes below the arms; articulate central swivel; niello-inlaid double crisscross motif to arms and central section of both faces. 95.9 grams, 17 cm
Ex property of a Kent gentleman; found Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK, 1990-2015. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
