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LOT 1657
Medieval Iron Horse Bit Group
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 - 10 in. (1.6 kg total, 7-25.5 cm).
Comprising bits of various types and sizes of bit, including articulate elements. [68, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Lead Papal Bulla Seal of Pope Alexander IV
1254-1261 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
(Rinaldo Di Segni); First Type, obverse with facing busts of Saints Paul and Peter with 'SPA SPE' inscription above and long cross between; reverse with 'ALE XANDER PP IIII' inscription in three lines. 49 grams, 39 mm
Ex 6th Earl of Arran (Sir Arthur Gore), 1920. -
Medieval Iron Artefact Group
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Mainly comprising keys of various types, including examples with ornamental bows. 740 grams total, 3-16 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge of St. Ubaldus
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Formed as a pentagonal plate showing a bishop in relief to the centre, wearing a mitre and floor length cope and surplice, holding attributes of his office, surrounding Latin legend: '[S]ANTVS VBALDVS EPISCOPVS DEV GV[BIO]' (St. Ubaldus, bishop, of Gubbio); one remaining attachment loop. 7.7 grams, 43 mm
European collection, 1990s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Commemorating a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Ubaldus (1085-1160) in Gubbio.
