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LOT 2177
Medieval Knight's Eagle Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (4.85 grams, 30 mm).
An openwork pendant formed as a splayed eagle gripping a thunderbolt(?) in its talons. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market from the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2177
Medieval Knight's Eagle Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Medieval 'Thames' Lead Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for Robert
Circa 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Scaphoid in plan with chamfered rim to rear and lug (unpierced); central eagle motif and legend to the border '* S ROBTI . DE MOR' (seal of Robert of Mor[..]). 9.82 grams, 30.5 mm
Found Thames, UK. From the pewter and lead collection of the late Peter Hooper, who was a guest lecturer at West Dean College and a longtime member of the Pewter Society who contributed to the Pewter Society Magazine. -
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Medieval 'Our Lady of the Flames' Limestone Figural Scene
15th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £845
Carved in the half-round frieze fragment or devotional sculpture of the Madonna del Fuoco, facing female in wimple and long robe with her right arm bent forward, left arm extended above a child gripping the folds of her robe; billowing flames surrounding the pair; mounted on a custom-made stand. 10.55 kg total, 37.7 cm including stand
Acquired Lukas Pearsie, Suffolk, 2012. Property of a Kent collector. From the N.J. collection, Leicester, UK.
One version of the legend of 'Our Lady of the Flames' concerns an image of Mary and the Infant Jesus which was saved from a house-fire at Forli, near Ravenna, Italy by a miraculous intervention. The icon burst out of the wall of the blazing house to the astonishment of the locals, who reported it to the church authorities and it was subsequently accepted by a papal legate as a miracle. The legend was propagated in an early Italian printed book by Giuliano Bezzi called "Il Fuoco Trionfante" (The Triumphant Fire) printed in 1637. The events are said to have taken place around 1420 A.D. -
Medieval Pewter John the Baptist Pilgrim's Badge
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid with satellite discs to the rim, border with roundels, bearded head of John the Baptist in the centre. 3.85 grams, 25 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
John was beheaded at the insistence of Salome, and his head was presented to her on a platter.
