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LOT 2240
Medieval Silver Strap End with M for Maria
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.53 grams, 28 mm).
Comprising a hollow-formed rectangular plaque with reserved Lombardic 'M', lozengiform cell with hole to the underside, beast-head terminating in a ring; rivet in situ.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, item 717, for general type.
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LOT 2240
Medieval Silver Strap End with M for Maria
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£65 (EUR 75; USD 88) +BP*
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Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Calvary and Dragon-Slaying
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with bifacial low-relief imagery: Obverse - Calvary scene with Corpus Christi and flanking mourners; Reverse - hatched field with supine dragon, triumphant robed and crowned figure holding aloft a cross piercing the dragon's mouth. 5.63 grams, 28 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
The imagery may represent St George slaying the dragon, although he is usually pictured nimbate and on horseback. Alternatively, it may show Christ overcoming Satan in the form of a dragon in the Harrowing of Hell episode. -
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of William
14th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a short handle with a collar and a suspension loop, a circular die with a central bird with long head plumes, surrounded by an inscription reading '+S' GVILL'DV_OT+*' for 'seal of William of [placename illegible]; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 7.48 grams, 23 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-D83FAA. -
Medieval Bronze Buckle Ring with 'Mother of God, Remember Me'
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular-section band formed as a tied buckle, legend 'MATER DEI MEMANTO MEI' to the obverse. 3.54 grams, 20.08 mm overall, 16.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s. From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent.
The legend on the exterior of the hoop reads 'MATER DEI MEMANTO MEI', a common prayer to the Virgin, 'Mother of God, remember me', and a common medieval misspelling of 'MEMENTO'.
