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LOT 1749
Medieval Silver-Gilt 'AMOR VINCIT OMNIA' Posy Ring Brooch
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.54 grams, 15 mm).
Retaining an articulate tongue, surrounding Latin legend: 'Amor Vincit Omnia' for 'Love Conquers All'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 1749
Medieval Silver-Gilt 'AMOR VINCIT OMNIA' Posy Ring Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge Group
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising: a spoked wheel; disc with hand motif; crescent moon and standing figure; hollow-formed ampulla junction; disc with rosette and legend '+SA[NCT]E THOMA OR[A] P[RO] M[E]'; plus a finger-ring with red enamel fill to the openwork bezel. 17.1 grams total, 16-32 mm
Property of a private collector, Edinburgh (1938-2021). Collected in the 1990s from the UK art market. with Bonham's, London, UK, 7 July 2022, lot 117 (part). Ex property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Iron Horse Shoe Group
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising shoes of various dates, types and sizes and examples retaining nails. 8.1 kg total
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's 'Swinburn Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Boar's Heads
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Heater shield-shaped with integral suspension loop to the upper edge; one face displaying a heraldic device composed of three boars' heads left with remaining traces of red enamel in the field. 16.2 grams, 45 mm
Found near Snargate, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-56AC78, dating it to c.1280-1350 A.D.
The triple boar's head arms is associated with several members of the Swinburne (sometimes Swynbourne) family in the late 13th to early 14th century period.
