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LOT 1963
Medieval Knight's Bronze 'Pembroke Earls of Valence' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (9.15 grams, 39 mm).
Heater-shaped with pierced lug above, enamel-filled heraldic design to obverse; variant of the arms of Valence blazoned 'barruly or and azure an orle of martlets gules'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Nutley, Hampshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of an article on the pendant titled A Frenchman at the English Court by I.H. Szymansk.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Footnotes
The Valence arms feature horizontal blue and white stripes, while the present mount is reconstructed with blue and yellow.
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LOT 1963
Medieval Knight's Bronze 'Pembroke Earls of Valence' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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