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LOT 1620
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Eagle Horse Harness Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (5.2 grams, 34 mm).
The openwork eagle displayed with spread wings and feet, head turned left, remains of gilding; integral suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Sullivan family collection, UK; acquired since 2003.
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LOT 1620
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Eagle Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Medieval Iron Artefact Group
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: horse harness elements, knives and other miscellaneous objects including keys. 6.5 kg total, 1.2-34 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Double-looped medieval buckles were often formed of a D-shape and a more and less smaller rectangle. During the Renaissance they often were realised with a moulded rosette on the edge of both D-shaped loops. -
Medieval Ceramic Group
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of glazed and decorated fragmentary vessel fragments. 11.7 kg total including box, 53 x 23.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Bowls similar to the specimen in this group, dated to of the first half of the 17th century, were present in very small numbers in the Oxford excavations of late Medieval and Post Medieval levels. Locally manufactured bowls of the second half of the 17th century were found in large numbers from the various layers, made up of Oxford Type B, with their distinctive angular profiles, dated circa 1650-1690. -
Medieval 'Thames' Bronze Artefact Collection
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: a decoratively pierced cruciform dress hook; chape with heart motif; decorated ring brooch; repoussé 'IHC' letter mount; together with other items. 42 grams total, 15-59 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
