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LOT 2343
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Gilt Bronze 'De Bohun Family, Earl of Hereford' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (13.1 grams, 40 mm).
Heater-shaped with integral loop above; three diagonal stripes (bends cotised) on a fully enamelled blue field between lions rampant; blazoned 'azure a bend cotised between six lions rampant or', the arms of de Bohun, earls of Hereford and Essex.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, items 80, 81.
FootnotesThe de Bohun family took its name from the region of Bohun in the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, France. John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (died January 1336) was born the son of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford. After Humphrey's death at the Battle of Boroughbridge, the family lands were forfeited by John who was only later permitted to succeed to his positions as Earl of Hereford and Essex, Constable of England and Lord of Brecknock.
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LOT 2343
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Gilt Bronze 'De Bohun Family, Earl of Hereford' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Medieval Gilt Bronze Inscribed Book Clasp Group
England, Kent, circa 1350-1450 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising two book fittings: one a complete fitting of Howsam Type A.9.2, composed of three main elements: an attachment end, a boss, and a projecting terminal with an attached ring, the attachment end rectangular and hollow, with a decorated obverse and a plain reverse, and two iron rivets pierced through either side, the obverse of the plate bordered on two sides by defined squares, seven at the top and six at the base, between these a slightly recessed central field, on which inscribed the letters ‘IHC’ in an ornate serif font, the attached lozenge-shaped boss moulded in relief of a four-petalled floral, whilst the reverse with a single circular depression on the underside, the projecting terminal in the form of a stylised snouted animal head, moulded in relief, whilst the reverse is plain and undecorated, at the end of this terminal an attached loop with another separate ring attached at a right-angle; the other with a tiered lozenge-shaped boss and a looped terminal, rectangular plate with two rivets in situ, the upper face with an inscription 'IHC' on a hatched gilt background. 74.7 grams total, 67-78 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Barham, Kent, UK; one recorded with PAS. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-3AF321.
The PAS report states: 'This object is a book fitting of Howsam A.9.2 (Howsam, 2010). The A.9 type fastenings are typically elaborate in both form and decoration, as demonstrated by this example. This object would have functioned by means of the strap-and-pin mechanism (Howsam, 2010, pp. 39). The Christogram engraved on the central field is in relation to the first three letters of the name Jesus in Greek (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ) transliterated into Latin letters. Unlike other comparable examples, this script runs 90º anti-clockwise. This object adds to a corpus of similar examples recorded on this database. This object adds to a corpus of similar examples recorded on this database: NMS-7D0635, IOW-7D75B7, BERK-AC4903, NMS-369AB8 and LIN-74ACFC.' -
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix Collection
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising discoid and vesica-shaped examples; legends include '+SIGIL'NORM[A]NNIO[.]OR', 'S'THOMECOBEHERE', 'S'FILIPIROLL:XXX' and another with central crescent moon and star, enigmatic legend; each with an impression. 45 grams total, 28-32 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. -
Gothic Gilt Copper Cross with Corpus Christi
Circa 1430 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Hollow-formed cross with reserved Corpus Christi on a field of scrolled tendrils; reverse with similar tendril ornament and square panel to the end of each arm bearing the symbol of an evangelist. 452 grams, 27.4 cm
Collection of Richard Steiskal-Paur, Vienna. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13530-262853.
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