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LOT 1304
Medieval Knight's Bronze Enamelled Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Royal Lion
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (15.5 grams, 40 mm).
Quatrefoil pendant with interstitial spurs, suspension loop; each petal a cell with enamel fill and reserved motif of three lobed stems; central square with reserved lion passant gardant.
Provenance
Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1304
Medieval Knight's Bronze Enamelled Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Royal Lion
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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