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LOT 2326
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Lions
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (11.8 grams, 40.9 mm).
Heater-shaped with two separate fields to the obverse, one with three lions passant regardant on a red enamelled field, one with geometric motif on a blue enamelled field; attachment loop to the top.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
See Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number M.315-1921.
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LOT 2326
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Lions
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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