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LOT 1699
Medieval Iron Horseshoe Group
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
4 - 4 7/8 in. (1.2 kg total, 10.2-12.4 cm).
Of various types including rectangular holes, ellipsoid holes with countersinking, one with lobed outer edge. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Medieval Limestone 'Pictish Type' Fish Carving
Circa 15th-16th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
Rectangular block with high-relief carving to the upper face, comprising two fishes placed side-by-side, one with heavy scale detailing, the other with a bifurcated tail; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 24 kg total, 51 cm wide including stand
Discovered in part of a stone garden wall during demolition. Ex Stamford deceased estate, Lincolnshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
The carving style bears similarities to the low-relief carvings on Pictish picture stones, although a close match for the subject matter is absent. A stone recorded at Dunnicaer, Scotland, is carved with a fish symbol but its execution is very sparse and linear in comparison with the heavy detailing of the present piece. See Noble, G., The Problem with the Picts, in Current Archaeology, issue 134, June 2020. -
Medieval Gilt Zoomorphic Buckle Plate
Circa 12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Gilt-bronze with reserved design of a hound advancing with head turned on a pounced field with bevelled edges, two straps for attachment to the buckle loop. 2.4 grams, 21.5 mm
Ex Chapman collection, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by a previous handwritten catalogue information slip. -
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Large Medieval Lead Round Seal Matrix for John, Son of John
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With central fleur-de-lys and border with legend: '+ S' [...]IONIS : FILII : IOH'IS' (seal of John(?) son of John). 28.3 grams, 41 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
