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LOT 1887
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla with Ecclesiastical Symbols
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (44.8 grams, 52 mm).
With lateral loops and low-profile cross and palm branch to one side, the other side with a raised pellet within concentric circles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1887
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla with Ecclesiastical Symbols
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Medieval Pope Boniface IX Lead Papal Bulla
1389-1404 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'BONI / FATIVS:/ PP:VIIII', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 51.7 grams, 36 mm
Found UK. Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Pope Boniface IX, born Pietro Tomacelli, was the 204th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1389 to 1404. He served during the Western Schism, a period where rival claimants to the papacy existed in both Rome and Avignon. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Praying Youth
France, 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Bust in three-quarter view with one hand below the chin; possibly an angel's wing beside the hand; lead frame with hoop. 100 grams, 13.2 cm
Galerie de Chartres, 2009. Ex central London gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Pope Honorius III Lead Papal Bulla
1216-1227 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'HONO/RIVS/PP.III', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 53.6 grams, 41 mm
Found UK. Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Pope Honorius III, born Cencio Savelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 July 1216 to his death. A canon at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, he came to hold a number of important administrative positions, including that of Camerlengo.
