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LOT 1819
Medieval Knight's Bronze Eight-Lobed Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Double-Headed Eagle
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (22 grams, 51 mm).
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' . [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1819
Medieval Knight's Bronze Eight-Lobed Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Double-Headed Eagle
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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