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LOT 2216
Medieval Pottery Group
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 10 1/4 in. (15 kg total, 2-26 cm).
Comprising glazed and unglazed fragments from vessels of various types, including decorated and polychrome examples. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2216
Medieval Pottery Group
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Richard Son of Henry
Circa 1200-1350 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Circular seal matrix with remains of suspension lug on the reverse; on the front, a central eight-pointed star surrounded by a legend starting at twelve o'clock and running retrograde, reading '+S'RICARDI.F'hENR' translating as 'seal of Richard, son of Henry'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.18 grams, 24 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Old Romney, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-C0BF0D. -
Late Medieval Bronze Ring Group
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising D-section hoop with expanding ribbed shoulders enclosing a column with three punched ring-and-dot motif; flat-section hoop with expanding shoulders enclosing a discoid bezel with incised geometric motif. 11.9 grams total, 23-26 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Amuletic Silver Ring with the Names of the Magi
Circa 13th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £625
Engraved around the exterior of the hoop with the names Melchior, Balthasar and Caspar, the bezel with a separate piece of silver fashioned to imitate the pyramidal form of a natural octahedral diamond and secured in a rub-over collet as though it were a gemstone. 2.79 grams, 28.23 mm overall, 20.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.
The names of the Three Magi formed part of the medieval repertoire of protective inscriptions used on amuletic jewellery.
