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LOT 1842
Medieval Silver Decorated Buckle
1250-1500 A.D.
1/2 in. (1.93 grams, 14 mm).
With a D-shaped buckle frame with a narrowed and offset bar, moulded knops decorated with a series of covering raised pellets at each end of the bar; a D-section pin fitted around the bar by an open loop, with a raised circumferential collar present at the junction of the loop and shaft of the pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound by Jason Ashley whilst searching with a metal detector near Overton, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, UK, in 2025.
Accompanied by a copy of the Report for H M Coroner on find of Potential Treasure with Treasure reference no.2025T1065.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum disclaiming the Crown's interest in the find.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-EF238A.
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LOT 1842
Medieval Silver Decorated Buckle
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Pewter Head of John the Baptist Pilgrim's Badge
England, 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid type depicting a bearded face within a raised border of annulets, each with a pellet at its centre; integrally cast pin to reverse. 2.97 grams, 20 mm
Found Alford, Lincolnshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.49065.
The badge possibly represents the head of John the Baptist on a platter, but an alternative interpretation is that it depicts the face of Christ in a form known as the 'Vernicle' or 'Veronica', which arises from the legend that the face of Christ was miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that Saint Veronica gave to him to wipe his face on the way to Calvary. In support of the case for this interpretation, Spencer illustrates another circular badge of generally similar type (No. 254c), but with a border inscribed with the first line of a popular 14th-century prayer composed in honour of the Vernicle. In support of the case for the John the Baptist interpretation, some very similar badges depict a rather dishevelled head with a sharply couped neck. -
Medieval Bronze 'Beehive' Thimble Group
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Pair of thimbles with pellet decoration, and a narrow plain band to the lower edge. 13.4 grams total, 16-21 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector. -
Medieval Oak Statue of Saint Longinus
Antwerp, 16th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Modelled standing with downcast eyes, wearing a short tunic, helmet and holding the shaft of a lance in his hands. 1.26 kg, 53.2 cm
Acquired on the European art market.
Longinus is the Roman soldier who pierced the side of the crucified Christ with a spear to see if he had died. As Christ had already passed, the wound released both water and blood (as described in John 19:34).
