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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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Medieval Iron Artefact Group
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: horse harness elements, knives and other miscellaneous objects including keys. 6.5 kg total, 1.2-34 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Double-looped medieval buckles were often formed of a D-shape and a more and less smaller rectangle. During the Renaissance they often were realised with a moulded rosette on the edge of both D-shaped loops. -
Medieval Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Quatrefoil-type with interstitial lobes, central square panel with lion rampant. 4.41 grams, 28 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, 2023. Property of a Kent gentleman. -
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising one thimble accompanied by a Portable Antiquities Scheme record, the thimble with a spiral of dimples extending from the base to the crown, a narrow notch to the rim; accompanied by three similar thimbles of slightly different sizes. 45 grams total, 22-27 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-AC7B51.
