Medieval Large Gilt Welsh Prince 'Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn' Heraldic Horse Harness Mount

13TH CENTURY AD

2 3/4" (28 grams, 71mm).

A very large parcel-gilt bronze heraldic heater-shaped plaque with incuse lion rampant and enamel fill, blazoned 'or a lion rampant gules', the arms of Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a Suffolk lady; acquired on the UK art market.

Footnotes

Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn was a Welsh prince, lord of the district of Powys Wenwynwyn. Having grown up in exile in England with his father, he sided with King Edward I of England against the Welsh prince Llewelyn ap Gruffudd. In return, the king returned Gruffydd's father's estates.

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LOT 1767

Medieval Large Gilt Welsh Prince 'Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn' Heraldic Horse Harness Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,736

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