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LOT 2211
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Dragon
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (14 grams, 45 mm).
Heater-shaped with integral suspension lug; incuse dragon with wings raised. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Graham Slater collection, Cambridge, 1980s-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002.
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LOT 2211
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Dragon
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Silver Plaque Depicting Presentation Scene
Northern France or Flanders, 15th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Rectangular plaque with reserved border and fluted spandrels to the upper corners; figural scene with standing nimbate female in veiled robe holding a book in one hand; before her, a standing child with hand raised towards her and behind him an adult male in knee-length tunic with a travelling cloak; altar with stepped base, paved floor, latticework with quatrefoils at the nodes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 241 grams total, 94 mm, 15.3 cm including stand
Mrs Chester D. Tripp. Gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art in honour of William Wixom, 1979. Deaccessioned by the museum before 2000. Private collection, Scotland, acquired at auction in Zurich in 2000. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13543-262827.
The plaque shows a child being presented by his father to a nimbate female saint wearing a veil covering her hair. The plaque features fictitious cusped architectural arches that spring from small corbels at each of the upper corners and embellish the plain borders framing the scene, as well as the tiled floors and diaper-pattern background ornamented with small cross motifs. -
Large Medieval Gilt Bronze Book Mount of Saint Mark's Winged Lion
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Formed as a stylised winged lion standing on a ribbed border, engraved decoration to the body, remains of gilding. 44.5 grams, 60 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix Collection
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising discoid and vesica-shaped examples; legends include '+ SV.SIMOIS. P.WILEL[M]I', ':S'HAMONIV[.]RICI', 'S' WILMI WILLMI', '*S'IOHISP'I[.]ICI', each supplied with an impression. 50 grams total, 26-33 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
