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LOT 0376
Medieval Silver Gilt Iconographic Ring with Saints
15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.96 grams, 21.91 mm overall, 17.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
The lower shank with twisted ropework detailing and beaded bands, the shoulders with raised median beaded bands developing to a horizontal ridge dividing the bezel into two panels, each with a reserved standing figure: left, female saint in floor-length robe; right, facing male saint in knee-length tunic; probably Virgin Mary and St John the Baptist. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 587, for type.
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Medieval and Later Lead Artefact Group
14th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including discoid tokens with reserved legends, oblate spindle whorls, cuboid weights and other items. 824 grams total, 20-34 mm
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. -
Medieval Iron Dagger Group
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a single-edged scale-tang knife with two fixing rivets, and a substantial triangular-section whittle-tang blade with discoid bolster and securing plate at the end, hilt replaced. 278 grams total, 27.5- 33.5 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
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Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border, pin to the reverse. 0.76 grams, 19 mm
Found Essex, UK.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD.
