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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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Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge for Romano-British Saint Ursula
15th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Openwork design with figural detailing in three registers comprising: upper: lancet arch with crouching figure holding a sword; standing female with infant; fragment of figure; standing robed nimbate figure; fragment of building frame with figure; middle: crouching figure (shepherd) looking towards seated female with infant (Mary) beneath star, and three advancing figures with arms raised (Magi); lower: galley with three oars, mast and sail, various figures partly visible above the gunwale and seated figure in stern. 13.78 grams, 85 mm
Ex European collection, 1990s. Property of a Cambrigeshire, UK, gentleman. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Ursula was a Romano-British martyr of possible royal origin. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion. -
Medieval Bronze Hound's Head Knife Pommel
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Formed as a stylised hound's head with impressed points for the eyes, hatched texture. 8.43 grams, 17 mm
Found near York, Yorkshire, UK, in the 1980s. From an old Yorkshire, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval and Other Artefact Group
12th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including jetons, buckle fittings, strap ends, buttons, harness fittings, pipe tamper, and other items. 3.42 kg total, 10-93 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
N.B. This lot is for UK purchase only.
