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LOT 1692
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 2 3/8 in. (148 grams total, 52-62 mm).
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. [5]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1692
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Large Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Double Tax Seal with Lion and Three Crowns
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Conjoined roundels with folded strap, Side A: three crowns flanked by initials 'D(?)A' and legend to the border 'C[..]ON{..}VYTSCO[...]'; Side B: lion rampant within a beaded border with legend '[...]VYTS * COD[...]'. 33.7 grams, 47 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK. -
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Large Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Seal Matrix of Count Robert in Full Armour
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Featuring a large circular die face and hexagonal stem, with collars and pierced quatrefoil handle, incised orientation star to edge; the die bearing a knightly device of a helmet with chaplet on canted shield of arms bearing three bull's heads cabossed and chevron with surrounding ' LE * S * ROBERTI * LE CONTES' legend. 38.9 grams, 34 mm
Found near Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, circa 2008. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11901-204414.
'Sigillum Roberti le Contes ' is 'seal of Count Robert'. Three bulls' heads appear on the arms of the Beverley family. The chaplet or 'cap of maintenance' is a stylised fur-lined cap which appears in the heraldry of leading families; the helm of the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral is made with a chaplet and a lion standing on the rim. -
Medieval Stone Carving of Saint Francis with Bird
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A water-worn stone carving depicting a robed Saint Francis standing beside a peahen or other bird. 848 grams, 20.3 cm
Found in the river Nene, Northamptonshire, UK. Ex Norfolk collection in the early 2000s.
