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LOT 2242
Medieval Silver-Gilt Clasped Hands Stirrup Ring
CIRCA 1150-1500 A.D.
1 1/8 in. (4.21 grams, 30.69 mm overall, 20.44 x 21.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).
Stirrup-shaped with a circular hoop rising to a triangular bezel with a silver boss, four four-petalled flowers on the hoop at one, three, nine and eleven o'clock, the underside of the hoop with clasped hands emerging from sleeves with raised ridges and grooves.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK, on 27th March 2024; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference number 2024T433, disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the finder.
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-9266B7.
Accompanied by a copy of the report of potential Treasure for H M Coroner.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum informing the finder that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed, and other documentation.
See The Portable Antiquities Scheme, nos.KENT-06CA7C and GLO-4731EA, for rings with similar bosses on the bezel; KENT-06CA7C, KENT-B38915 and HAMP-D6F469, for similar rings that combine a fede and a stirrup ring.
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LOT 2242
Medieval Silver-Gilt Clasped Hands Stirrup Ring
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Lions
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Heater-shaped with two separate fields to the obverse, one with three lions passant regardant on a red enamelled field, one with geometric motif on a blue enamelled field; attachment loop to the top. 11.8 grams, 40.9 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising five domed thimbles with pellet decoration. 34.79 grams total, 14-24 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of Pieter Van Den Sanne
Circa 1200-1300 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Chess piece type seal matrix with a pierced trefoil-shaped lug, circular die with a merchant's mark and inscription reading '+PIETER VAN DEN SANNE'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 12.5 grams, 29 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, 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-566C60.
