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LOT 1971
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (11.5 grams, 36 mm).
A quatrefoil pendant with integral loop retaining most of the original enamel, lion statant regardant in square gules, fleur-de-lys projecting from each side on azure background. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1971
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
