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LOT 1394
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze 'Rochefort Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (10.05 grams, 39.64 mm).
On a heater-shaped shield with pierced loop at the apex, three horizontal bars with the remains of red enamel; possibly descended from Rochefort de Chars of Gasc. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Norfolk, UK, circa 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Rietstap, J. B., V. & H. V. Rolland's Illustrations to the Armorial General, volumes V & VI, pl.CLXXIII.
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LOT 1394
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze 'Rochefort Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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