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LOT 1589
Medieval Knight's Bronze 'Dovedale Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (4.5 grams, 29 mm).
Being a heater-shield form with remains of integral suspension loop; the device an 'argent cross moline gules' showing cross moline (sometimes described as recercelee when the curled ends of the limbs are exaggerated) on a red enamelled field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Sullivan family collection, UK; acquired since 2003.
FootnotesThe device is associated with several English families but most prominently with members of the Dovedale family (with various spellings) which appears to have originated in Yorkshire or Cheshire from the 12th century AD.
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LOT 1589
Medieval Knight's Bronze 'Dovedale Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Medieval Bronze Ribbed Lidded Vessel
12th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
On four short feet with a domed lid consisting of ribbed lappets, suspension loop finial. 1.1 kg, 18 cm
Fair condition, hole in lid.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. -
Romanesque Gilt Bronze Beast Mount
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled in the round beast mount with gaping mouth and bulging eyes, attachment lug to underside. 9.2 grams, 51 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Medieval Bronze Steelyard Weight with Heraldic Shields
Circa 1260-1300 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Heavy with a lead core, spherical in form with pierced flange for suspension above and hatched band to the shoulder; an unusal unofficial copy with three heater shields with raised heraldic arms spaced equally around the body, etched geometric band of chevrons above. 615 grams, 56 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection.
These heraldic steelyard weights were originally made under the official sanction of Richard (brother of King Henry III) or Edmund, Duke of Cornwall on behalf of the King; Edmund died in 1300 A.D. and such weights were banned in 1350. This example would most likely have been made unofficially towards the end of the period 1260-1300 A.D. The Hanseatic League was created in Germany to protect the interests and privileges of merchants in the medieval period, starting in Europe and with influence spreading to England from the 13th century.
