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LOT 1643
Medieval Silver Bracteate with Seated Figure
GERMANY, 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (0.95 grams, 31.5 mm).
Repoussé work with an enthroned figure holding cross-on-globe and a sceptre.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market between 1975-2000.
Ex property of a Dutch collector.
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LOT 1643
Medieval Silver Bracteate with Seated Figure
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Lead Weight Collection
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Shield-shaped, discoid and rectangular in broad form, displaying floral, star and other enigmatic motifs. 609 grams total, 35-58 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
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Large Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Seal Matrix of Count Robert in Full Armour
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Featuring a large circular die face and hexagonal stem, with collars and pierced quatrefoil handle, incised orientation star to edge; the die bearing a knightly device of a helmet with chaplet on canted shield of arms bearing three bull's heads cabossed and chevron with surrounding ' LE * S * ROBERTI * LE CONTES' legend. 38.9 grams, 34 mm
Found near Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, circa 2008. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11901-204414.
'Sigillum Roberti le Contes ' is 'seal of Count Robert'. Three bulls' heads appear on the arms of the Beverley family. The chaplet or 'cap of maintenance' is a stylised fur-lined cap which appears in the heraldry of leading families; the helm of the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral is made with a chaplet and a lion standing on the rim. -
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Group
Circa 12th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising complete and fragmentary artefacts including: crotal bells; clothes clasps; finger rings; heart-shaped mounts; furniture fittings; purse bars and other miscellaneous items, including gilt examples. 680 grams total, 14-60 mm
Found Berkshire, UK.
