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LOT 1810
Medieval Knight's Heraldic Red Enamelled Bronze Roundel with Silver Unicorn
15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (12.29 grams, 42 mm).
A heavily patinated silver plate with red enamel field and reserved unicorn couchant among quatrefoils; pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceFrom a Northants, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 12th March-9th June 2025; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
FootnotesThe design appears to be based on the 'Maid and the Unicorn' tapestry now in the Cluny Museum, Paris, dated to circa 1500 A.D. The field of the tapestry is strewn with numerous flowers which gives the name 'millefleurs' ('thousand flowers') to the type.
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LOT 1810
Medieval Knight's Heraldic Red Enamelled Bronze Roundel with Silver Unicorn
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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