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LOT 1813
Medieval Iron Scythe Collection
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 - 15 3/8 in. (723 grams total, 26-39 cm).
Including hooked iron blades, and a broad heavy blade with rounded end. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private European collection formed in the 1980s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Medieval Bronze Priest's Laver Holy Water Pouring Vessel Spout
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With stylised zoomorphic detailing to the spout, mouth developing to a round-section spout, arched neck with section cut away for attachment. 49 grams, 66 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
A priest's laver was a large ceremonial basin used for ritual ablutions. -
Medieval Knight's Bronze Eight-Lobed Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Double-Headed Eagle
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Comprising a central disc with eight radiating scallops to the rim, the upper with loop, the lower with later rivet; central square escutcheon with two-headed eagle; retrograde legend surrounding: '+ O/NG[?]/OFO/GVEL/O' . 22 grams, 51 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Illuminated Medieval Book of Hours Manuscript Page
Flemish, circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £995
Mounted in a bifacial frame to display recto and verso; band of detailed floral ornament to the outer edge with central figure in a short pea-jacket; fifteen-line block of bastarda-script text with Latin text (e.g. Pinguescent speciosa deserti: et exultatione colles accingentur from Psalm 64:13); coloured versals and decorative panels. 142 grams total, 26.6 x 20 including mount, window: 14.5 x 8.8 cm
Ex Hedwig collection, Brussels, thence by descent, 2000s. Accompanied by a Belgian cultural export licence.