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LOT 1555
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 3 in. (198 grams total, 54-76 mm).
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. [5]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1555
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Iron Artefact Group
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Composed of tools, fittings, ornamental brackets and various other artefacts. 8.7 kg total, 1.7-34 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Bronze Limoges Eucharistic Dove
Circa 1200-1230 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Modelled in the round, hollow formed with stylised geometric detailing to the wings rendered in raised relief, incised detailing to the breast and head, pierced lug to neck, bowl at tail; base displaying floral scrolls with remains of blue, red and yellow Limoges enamelling; standing on a later elliptical base. 662 grams, 17.5 cm
Ex central London gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11740-202076.
Champlevé enamels were made at Limoges and in the valleys of the Rhine and Meuse from the 11th to the 14th centuries. Limoges workshops manufactured Eucharistic doves, which would have been hung over an altar as an evocation of the Holy Spirit. They were portable tabernacles, containing consecrated hosts. -
Medieval Bronze Seated Lion
15th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Posed sejant erect on a sub-rectangular base, stylised detailing to the face and mane. 40.7 grams, 43 mm
Found near Paull, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK in 2013. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report number YORM-3F9514.
