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LOT 1695
Medieval Plumb Bob Weight Group
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 3 in. (174 grams total, 64-76 mm).
Each with a lozenge-shaped cross-section, one complete with suspension loop, the other with raised hatched panels. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Medieval Bronze Pocket Folding Mirror Case
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Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Flowers
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Quatrefoil in shape, each lobe with a six-petalled flower in red enamel; intact loop to the apex 3.97 grams, 33 mm
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Medieval Bronze Purse Bar with Niello Inlay
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Articulate central swivel loop with remains of geometric niello inlay, addorsed zoomorphic head to either side of the central hub with round-section bar protruding from the mouth, hatched niello inlay, tabs below pierced for attachment of the purse bag; London type A1. 107 grams, 16.5 cm
Acquired early 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection.