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LOT 1882
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (15.3 grams, 47 mm).
Heater-shaped body with pierced suspension lug; low-relief reserved design of three lions passant gardant on a red-enamelled field, label placed overall in fess designating 'first son' status. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
See The Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. SF-99B4E1, for similar.
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LOT 1882
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix Group
England, 1300-1400 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: discoid seal matrix with a male and female bust flanking a tree and surrounding Latin inscription '* SIGILLVM AMORIS ' (Seal of Love), reverse plain with pierced suspension lug; fragment of a seal showing a seated Virgin and Child, accompanied by the common rhyming inscription '[MATER DEI] MEMENTO MEI' [Mother of God, remember me]. 7.36 grams total, 19-24 mm
Found Ravensden, Bedfordshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.54276. -
Medieval Pewter Head of John the Baptist Pilgrim's Badge
England, 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid type depicting a bearded face within a raised border of annulets, each with a pellet at its centre; integrally cast pin to reverse. 2.97 grams, 20 mm
Found Alford, Lincolnshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.49065.
The badge possibly represents the head of John the Baptist on a platter, but an alternative interpretation is that it depicts the face of Christ in a form known as the 'Vernicle' or 'Veronica', which arises from the legend that the face of Christ was miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that Saint Veronica gave to him to wipe his face on the way to Calvary. In support of the case for this interpretation, Spencer illustrates another circular badge of generally similar type (No. 254c), but with a border inscribed with the first line of a popular 14th-century prayer composed in honour of the Vernicle. In support of the case for the John the Baptist interpretation, some very similar badges depict a rather dishevelled head with a sharply couped neck. -
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Collection
Circa 14th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a sheet-bronze knife pommel; a mount shaped as fleur-de-lis with two studs on the reverse; a circular domed mount with a central whirl motif; a pendant or a mount formed as the crescent moon and star; a small quatrefoil pendant; a small bifacial floral pendant; a square seal matrix with a bird; a hooked tag with fleur-de-lis; and a mount with an acorn finial. 66.5 grams total, 18-42 mm
Found Lancashire and Yorkshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
