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LOT 1338
Medieval Lead Weight Collection
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 3/8 in. (774 grams total, 34-62 mm).
Mixed group of heater-shaped lead-alloy weights, two with fleur-de-lys motif. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
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Opening Bid: £40
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Large Medieval Bronze Strap End with St Christopher
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Socket finial to one end, waisted stem, heart-shaped plaque, bar of four rivet holes and shell or leaf-shaped finial, the body displaying Saint Christopher standing on a mound with a young boy on his shoulder and holding a staff in relief, Gothic letters 'ID' to the socket. 45 grams, 90 mm
Acquired early 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection.