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LOT 1583
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 1583
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Leather Bound Illuminated Manuscript
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
Codex of vellum pages bound within leather covers with securing straps; each page with a block of ten lines of Coptic black-ink text in Greek letters with red highlighting; probably from Egypt. 296 grams, 11 x 8.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Medieval and Other Bronze Horse Harness Pendant Group
Circa 13th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
All with a clear or occluded suspension loop; most displaying a floral or other openwork design. 42.2 grams total, 23-40 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Medieval Bronze Merchant's Signet Ring
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Hoop with expanded and facetted shoulders, octagonal bezel engraved with three stylised ships over a highly stylised plant motif. 11.12 grams, 24.41 mm overall, 20.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.