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LOT 2199
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant and Hanger Group
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 2 in. (60 grams total, 37-51 mm).
Comprising five harness pendants and two hangers, two pendants with remains of enamel. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2199
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant and Hanger Group
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Gold Fede Ring with Amethysts
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Comprising a D-section hoop with clasped-hands motif to the underside; three radiating cells to the bezel, the outer two each with an amethyst cabochon, the central one absent. 2.14 grams, 20.76 mm overall, 17.48 x 16.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Acquired from Derek Content, 23 January 1995. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original invoice from Derek Content, 23 January 1995. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13453-259908.
The ring belongs to the category of fede rings, characterised by clasped hands on the back and ruby sets, conical bezels with oval settings. Sometimes, three knobs were used in place of the set of stones. -
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Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Calvary and Dragon-Slaying
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with bifacial low-relief imagery: Obverse - Calvary scene with Corpus Christi and flanking mourners; Reverse - hatched field with supine dragon, triumphant robed and crowned figure holding aloft a cross piercing the dragon's mouth. 5.63 grams, 28 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
The imagery may represent St George slaying the dragon, although he is usually pictured nimbate and on horseback. Alternatively, it may show Christ overcoming Satan in the form of a dragon in the Harrowing of Hell episode. -
Medieval Bronze Purse Bar Group
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising: one with articulated swivel and rings to the lateral arms, incised heater shield with arms of a pile and three bezants; one with square swivel and row of attachment loops to the underside of the arms. 92.56 grams total, 50-62 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
