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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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