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LOT 1288
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (14.85 grams, 46.5 mm).
On a heater-shaped shield with pieced loop at the apex, a white enamelled bird facing left, bending over to feed its chicks, with the remains of green and red enamel and gilding, possibly a pelican in piety, feeding her young in a nest. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK, circa 1990s.
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LOT 1288
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Medieval Iron Dagger
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a single cutting edge and retaining original rivets. 126 grams, 34.5 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
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Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for Henry of Thorp
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With central St. Michael slaying the dragon with cross-topped lance motif motif, pelletted border and legend '+ S' HENRICI DE THOR[P]' (seal of Henry of Thorp); strap and loop to the reverse. 12.4 grams, 32 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
The placename may be Thorpe Market, Norfolk. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. 2.14 grams, 28 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. Acquired early 2000s. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD.
