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LOT 1910
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 1/2 in. (31.2 grams total, 28-40 mm).
Comprising: two shield-shaped pendants, a gilt pendant hanger, one a six-petalled pendant, and a triangular pendant with a large suspension loop. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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LOT 1910
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Bronze Seal with Large Bird Holding a Branch
14th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Vesica-shaped with a loop on the reverse, a bird holding a branch at the centre, inscription surrounding 'IESV: SEL BON E LEL', translating as ‘I am a seal, good and loyal’. 5.88 grams, 26 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Petalled Cross in Lozenge
15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a thick D-section hoop with stepped shoulders with hatching, a rectangular bezel with a cross motif. 5.59 grams, 24.66 mm overall, 17.51 x 19.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Pewter Head of John the Baptist Pilgrim's Badge
England, 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid type depicting a bearded face within a raised border of annulets, each with a pellet at its centre; integrally cast pin to reverse. 2.97 grams, 20 mm
Found Alford, Lincolnshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.49065.
The badge possibly represents the head of John the Baptist on a platter, but an alternative interpretation is that it depicts the face of Christ in a form known as the 'Vernicle' or 'Veronica', which arises from the legend that the face of Christ was miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that Saint Veronica gave to him to wipe his face on the way to Calvary. In support of the case for this interpretation, Spencer illustrates another circular badge of generally similar type (No. 254c), but with a border inscribed with the first line of a popular 14th-century prayer composed in honour of the Vernicle. In support of the case for the John the Baptist interpretation, some very similar badges depict a rather dishevelled head with a sharply couped neck.
