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LOT 2260
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Crusader Cross
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (19.5 grams, 59 mm).
Rectangular plaque attached to an articulated suspension plate; low-relief cross floretty motif with incised frame and detailing; pierced towards lower edge for attachment of another element. [No Reserve]
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, for discussion.
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LOT 2260
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Crusader Cross
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Circa 15th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Annular hoop with a slightly convex upper face featuring a median band of meander design flanked by a faux-rope border. 5.05 grams, 21.67 mm overall, 18.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with a punched-point border. 0.92 grams, 23 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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Circa 14th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including conical, beehive and other types. 73 grams total, 17-20 mm
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