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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]
ProvenanceFound 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.
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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Medieval Head of a King From a Ridge Tile Terminus
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Hollow-formed with exaggerated facial features, crown above and hanks of hair to each side; mounted on a custom-made stand. 497 grams total, 17.3 cm including stand
Ex Pierre-Richard Royer, Paris, France, 2015. Ex central London gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Bronze Priest's Laver Holy Water Pouring Vessel Spout Collection
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Each with stylised zoomorphic and other detailing, mouth closed around a round-section spout, curved round-section neck with section cut away for attachment. 297 grams total, 53-87 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
A priest's laver was a large ceremonial basin used for ritual ablutions.
