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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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The chalice is the most important liturgical object used in Christian worship, and for centuries it has been given a central place on the altar. Its form directly references the vessel used by Christ during the Last Supper when, according to the Gospel of Matthew (26:27-28) he ‘took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to [his disciples], saying: Drink ye all of it for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.’ Since the moment of transubstantiation is believed to occur while the chalice is filled with the Communion wine, such vessels have historically been created using the richest, most precious materials available to the church and its craftsmen.
