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LOT 1660
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 3 in. (118 grams total, 56-75 mm).
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. [5]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1660
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Lead Papal Bulla Seal of Pope Alexander IV
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(Rinaldo Di Segni); First Type, obverse with facing busts of Saints Paul and Peter with 'SPA SPE' inscription above and long cross between; reverse with 'ALE XANDER PP IIII' inscription in three lines. 49 grams, 39 mm
Ex 6th Earl of Arran (Sir Arthur Gore), 1920. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Arms of England
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Displaying three lions passant guardant on a heater-shaped shield; occluded suspension loop. 4.5 grams, 31 mm
Found UK. Acquired on the UK art market after 2000. Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK.