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LOT 1402
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 - 3 1/2 in. (160 grams total, 60-89 mm).
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental and practical shaping. [5]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1402
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Horse Harness Hanger with Lion
12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
The lion in high-relief, lying along the pendant with its head resting on its front paws, lug to each corner with rivet hole, two pierced lugs to top edge for suspension bar, decoratively notched edges, extensive remains of gilding. 30 grams, 30 mm
Acquired early 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim's Badge Group
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Group of two discoid badges one with central dome and radiating lines, the other with hatched bands and pellets. 4.07 grams total, 19-22 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector. -
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze 'Borchoven Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
On a quatrefoil-shaped shield with pierced loop at the apex, remains of red enamel heater-shaped shield, the upper left quarter with the remains of red enamel, along with three red mascles within the remaining three quarters; possibly descendants of Van den Borchoven, Brab. V.Ad. 6.49 grams, 37.85 mm
Found Norfolk, UK, circa 1990s.
