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LOT 2179
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Plaque with Crusader Cross
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.78 grams, 25 mm).
Square in plan with rivet-hole to each corner, low-relief cross fleury with red enamel fill on a blue enamel field.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
See Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002 and Clark, J. (ed.), The Medieval Horse and its Equipment, London, 2004, for discussion of types.
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LOT 2179
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Plaque with Crusader Cross
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £75
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Opening Bid: £5
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix for Master Robert of Somercotes
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Opening Bid: £50
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