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LOT 0393
Medieval Silver 'Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland' Royal Hawking Vervel
CIRCA 1440-1460 A.D.
1/4 in. (0.56 grams, 8 mm).
Or a leg ring inscribed '+Earle of Rutland' in derivative black letter script, for a female merlin or sparrow hawk (due to the youth of Edmund Plantagenet who died aged 17); the ring with a convex interior face.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1960s.
Ex Bursnall collection, Leicestershire, UK.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Lewis, M. and Richardson, I., Inscribed Vervels, Oxford, 2019; Type B listed on pp.87-8 where dated c.1450-c.1600, with the note that it was previously sold by Timeline Auctions 2 December 2011, lot 793.
FootnotesUnique and with links to royalty and the Wars of the Roses. Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland was executed after the Battle of Wakefield (probably by John Clifford) and was the son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (a great-grandson of Edward III, father of Edward IV and one of the most powerful English magnates during the Wars of the Roses between the Yorkists and Lancastrians). The first Earl of Rutland was Edmund Plantagenet (grandson of Edward III and executed following the Southampton Plot against Henry V), uncle to Richard. The Earldom of Rutland has historically been closely linked to the Duchy and House of York.
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LOT 0393
Medieval Silver 'Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland' Royal Hawking Vervel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
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Medieval Alabaster Weeping Mary Magdalene
Sicily, circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
From a Lamentation scene, modelled in the round with naturalistic facial features and flowing hair; Mary depicted kneeling and wearing a long tunica talaris with short sleeves; her head downcast with sorrowful expression, lips slightly parted. 4.95 kg, 33 cm
Ex Palau Antiguitats, Barcelona, 2022. Ex central London gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11748-202078.
Mary was considered the former sinner par excellence who, having abandoned the path of sinful vice, returned to original purity through the light of Christ, and accompanied Jesus until the last moments, shared the pain of his death with his mother and was witness of the Resurrection. Because of this, her appearance was often that of a simple girl, with long hair that echoed the biblical account. It was believed that through devotion and prayer to images of Mary Magdalene, the viewer might, like her, regain purity and find the same redemption that she was given by Christ. -
Medieval Ceramic Group
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Composed of mainly glazed pots, bowls, tripod pouring vessel, jars and others; most with chips and cracks. 5.6 kg total, 6-25.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Of heater shield type, displaying a bird walking left passant regardant; trace remains of enamel; suspension loop above. 6.02 grams, 40 mm
Found UK. Acquired on the UK art market after 2000. Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.WMID-BFE324.
Pendants such as this were suspended from horse harnesses using mounts rivetted to the straps. Harness pendants appear to have come into fashion in the 12th century, growing more numerous in the 13th century. In the second half of the 13th century, heraldic designs on them appeared and by the end of the 14th century, the fashion for such pendants was in decline.
