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LOT 1941
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Mount
1300-1400 A.D.
3/4 in. (5.74 grams, 21 mm).
Rectangular in form with a circular hole in its top right corner, decorated with a heater shield containing a two-strand cross bottony terminals, set within a red enamel field; diagonal hatching in the two outer angles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Crowmarsh, South Oxfordshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-CCD479.
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LOT 1941
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Green Cabochon
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With transverse bars to the shoulders, cell to the bezel with inset green glass cabochon. 4.25 grams, 26.90 mm overall, 19.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Silver Iconographic Type Ring with Heart and Cross
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
The lower shank with facets, each with a reserved cross pommee; the shoulders each with a heater-shaped panel, one with a cross moline and the other with a heart; the bezel in two panels, one with a row of hearts, the other with ropework; traces of gilding to the bezel. 4.13 grams, 22.85 mm overall, 19.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Warrior
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
An interphalangeal ring with a discoid bezel showing a stylised image of a warrior. 2.25 grams, 17.79 mm overall, 14.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The oval hoop, in this category of rings, gradually widens into a full shoulder and massive flattened bezel. The bezel is ellipsoidal, decorated with stylised images, most probably of military saints, who were asked for protection and blessing.
