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LOT 0354
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze 'Richard de Valoines' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (38 grams, 78 mm).
With substantial hook, pyramidal collar and enamelled lozenge panels: obverse with a red bend bearing three reserved stars on a blue-striped field; reverse with reserved bend on blue field with six reserved stars, an extremely rare type.
ProvenanceFound Grimsby, UK.
From an East Anglian private collection.
The arms to the obverse are similar to those of Richard de Valoines (barry of six azure and or, a bend gules).
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LOT 0354
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze 'Richard de Valoines' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Medieval Gilt Bronze Plaque of the True Face of Christ
Italy, circa 1500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
With raised rim, nimbate bust of Christ in profile with long beard and shoulder-length hair, folded collar to the mantle; dove above with wings spread between sun and moon, each with a facing mask; inscription I.N.R.I. visible on either side of the portrait; mounted on a velvet-covered stand. 216 grams, 10.1 x 6.6 cm
with Pierre-Richard Royer, 2010. Ex central London gallery.
The icon represents the profile bust of Christ found on a Byzantine emerald, whence it is known as an 'Emerald Icon'. The emerald was one of the several holy objects sent to Pope Innocent VIII in the 1490's by the Turkish Sultan Bajazet II. The icon was considered one of the Christianity's most precious relics. The letters "I N R I" stand for 'Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum,' i.e.' Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews' This is the inscription that, according to the Evangelist John, Pilate had written on the plaque above Christ's head on the cross. The sun and moon allude to the cosmic significance of his sacrifice. -
Medieval Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Discoid with raised rim and pierced suspension lug, reserved winged dragon motif. 7.88 grams, 41 mm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. From a gentleman's private collection. -
Medieval Bronze Dragon Belt Fitting
15th-16th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Rectangular block with two curved bars and dragon-head finials, the block with incised square and five roundels, similar forming the eyes; fastener for a sword-belt. 49 grams, 53 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
