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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 Printed Bible Page
Printed 1492 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Page of a rag-paper bible with text printed in two columns with marginal notes to both sides; portion of Luke, Chapters 3 and 4; rubrics applied by hand in red ink; printed in Strasbourg by Johann Grüninger with commentary by Nicholas de Lyra. 17 grams, 33 cm
Ex M.Cummings, UK, 1990s.
Johannes Grüninger (1455-1533) was a prolific German printer active from 1482 to 1533 who printed up to 80 books a year in Latin and in German, as well as wall-maps. His bible was issued in two volumes, which allowed it be produced on smaller pages than for most standard editions. -
Medieval and Other Artefact Group
Circa 15th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A mixed group including Tudor iron knife-blades and nails, Rus fishing hooks, mediaeval bronze book clasps and brooch fragments and other items. 350 grams total, 1.7-14 cm
From a Northampton, UK, collector. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Wave Motif
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
D-section hoop, ellipsoid bezel with florid rim, incuse design of addorsed crescents flanking a median line, possibly imitating waves. 7.58 grams, 21.72 mm overall, 17.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2 , USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
