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LOT 2119
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Leopard
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (15.5 grams, 41.8 mm).
Heater-shaped with integral pierced suspension lug; incuse leopard passant guardant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Graham Slater collection, Cambridge, 1980s-1990s.
LiteratureSee Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002.
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LOT 2119
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Leopard
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Cross
Circa 12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Featuring a slender hoop and a circular bezel with a double cross motif with annulets in each corner. 1.74 grams, 20.21 mm overall, 18.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Medieval and Later Lead Artefact Group
13th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including trade tokens, bag-seals, a furniture fitting and other items. 235 grams total, 16-62 mm
From various collections, acquired circa 1950-early 2000s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Calvary and Dragon-Slaying
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Discoid in plan with bifacial low-relief imagery: Obverse - Calvary scene with Corpus Christi and flanking mourners; Reverse - hatched field with supine dragon, triumphant robed and crowned figure holding aloft a cross piercing the dragon's mouth. 5.63 grams, 28 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
The imagery may represent St George slaying the dragon, although he is usually pictured nimbate and on horseback. Alternatively, it may show Christ overcoming Satan in the form of a dragon in the Harrowing of Hell episode.
