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LOT 0345
Medieval Silver Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix of Agnes Daughter of Adam of Walpole
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (11.1 grams, 36.4 mm).
With central fleur-de-lys motif, border with legend '+ S' AGNETIS FILE ADE DE WALEPOL'; supplied with an impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Adam’s home was one of the two villages named Walpole in East Anglia, one in Norfolk, one in Suffolk.
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LOT 0345
Medieval Silver Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix of Agnes Daughter of Adam of Walpole
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£600 (EUR 696; USD 810) +BP*
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Large Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Roundel with Three Crowns for the Bishop of Ely
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Discoid panel with reserved heater shield on foliage field; three crowns each with a median cross pommee upstand; mounted in a tiered gilt-bronze circular frame (possibly later). 29.68 grams, 50 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Two enamelled heraldic pendants of this shape are illustrated in Ashley (2002, fig. 21, nos. 197 and 198), both bearing the same decoration, the three crowns, which are the arms of the Bishop of Ely. Ashley describes them as a comparatively rare type (2002, 23). The blazon of the arms is given as 'Gules three crowns Or' (2002, 45). Horse-harness pendants date from the 12th to the 14th centuries, but were more common in the late 13th and early 14th centuries (Griffiths 1986). Similar records on the PAS database include NMS-6FF080, NMS-A4F8A2, LEIC-344ED2, WAW-600DE5, CAM-67BD16 (with suspension mount), WILT-9C5CEE. -
Medieval Silver-Gilt Stirrup Ring with 'AVE MARIA' and Clasped Hands
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With D-section hoop and conical bezel terminating in a cell (empty); underside with mane in fede motif; Lombardic script legend 'AVE MARIA' to outer face. 4.02 grams, 23.60 mm overall, 16.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired in the 1970s-1980s. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. -
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Medieval to Post Medieval Bronze and Other Artefact Group
12th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large group of various artefacts, including thimbles, mounts, buttons, strap ends, coins, a large crotal bell, a large cap inscribed 'IND CO OP & Co ROMFORD', and others. 867 grams total, 11-80 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. N.B. This lot is for UK buyers only.
