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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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Medieval and Other Bronze Harness Ring Collection
1st-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Mainly slender-bodied and of varying sizes and cross-sections. 188 grams total, 14-34 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with an Angel
Switzerland, circa 1500-1550 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With circular lead came frame, painted image of a nimbate angel with wings spread supporting a heraldic shield with quartered arms on a blue celestial field. 416 grams, 23 cm wide
Alder Nordmann, 11 May 2021, lot 97. Ex central London gallery. -
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze and Enamelled Horse Harness Pendant with Flowers
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Square-shaped with integral suspension loop; moulded central design of three flowers springing from an oval base, annulet to each corner, field split in half vertically and enamelled azure (left field) and gules (right field); extensive remains of gilding to front and reverse. 2.77 grams, 22 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic.
Similar to an example from Sparham, Norfolk, published in Ashley (2002: p9, number 32), where the device is described as a "three limbed tree", but the colour scheme appears identical.
