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LOT 2253
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (13.09 grams, 41 mm).
Heater-shaped with attachment lug above, heraldic design of a cross rayonny recessed to accept enamel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection formed since 1960.
LiteratureCf. Clark, J. ed., The Medieval Horse And Its Equipment, Museum of London, 2004, item 64, for type.
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LOT 2253
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Medieval Silver Roundel Engraved IHS
Continental Europe, circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Discoid plaque with 'IHS' monogram on hatched field. 3.27 grams, 26.78 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Horn Badge of Saint Hubert
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A devotional badge in the shape of a hunting horn with two loops and a cord. 5.84 grams, 44 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
Saint Hubert was a 7th century French nobleman and keen hunter who had chased a stag with a crucifix in its antlers. The stag told him to adopt a religious life, and Hubert went on to become Bishop of Liège in Belgium in the early 8th century. His shrine was at Saint-Hubert-en-Ardenne in Belgium. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge of the Holy Blood of Wilsnack
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Trefoil in plan with raised rim to each lobe, spur of sprue to one edge; low-relief images of the three hosts of Wilsnack. 3.58 grams, 32 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
The "Holy Blood of Wilsnack" refers to three sacramental cups or hosts. In 1383, they miraculously survived a fire which destroyed the church and village of Bad Wilsnack. The hosts were revered and became the object of pilgrimages.
