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LOT 1671
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Royal Arms
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (8.99 grams, 35 mm).
An elaborate quatrefoil with remains of base of suspension loop; shield gules three lions passant gardant in pale or; trace remains of gilding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
Cf. Clark, J. ed., The Medieval Horse And Its Equipment, Museum of London, 2004, item 64.
FootnotesThe heraldry references the medieval royal arms of England prior to 1340, when the arms of France were added to those of England. It should, however, be noted that the use of these former arms continued in use on small portable items for some period of time after 1340.
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LOT 1671
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Royal Arms
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Group
Circa 12th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: buttons; spur rowels; weights; jewellery items; furniture and clothes fittings, together with other miscellaneous items; including objects displaying decorative elements. 695 grams total, 0.9-10.4 cm
Found Berkshire, UK. -
Medieval Pilgrim Ampulla Group
13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Fragmentary remains of two different types of pilgrim ampullae, one retaining a handle; one displaying a cross to one face and shield to the other. 56.6 grams total, 45 mm each
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic. -
Medieval Romanesque Marble Head of a Saint
Late 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Carved naturalistically in the round as a mature male figure with short wavy hair, full beard and moustache, his brow furrowed and mouth held slightly ajar; repaired. 3.8 kg, 18 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1996. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11809-206816.
The head was carved as an image of a saint, Apostle or a prophet. The accomplished and sophisticated style of carving on this head can be compared to some of the most celebrated Romanesque buildings of Southern France. The carving of the head resembles the representations of heads and faces of 12th century French Romanesque art, for example those of Saint Trophime in Arles. This imposing head once served as an important architectural part of a lavishly decorated church, possibly in western France. Its form and the size suggest that the head was not only decorative but that it would have been structurally important – perhaps part of a row of statues of apostles and prophet like those depicted on the Saint Trophime façade.
