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LOT 619

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,140

MEDIEVAL SIR GEOFFREY LUTTRELL ENAMELLED HERALDIC MOUNT
(50 grams, 53 mm.).

13th-14th century AD. A very large enamelled mount bearing the arms of the Luttrell family: a bend between six martlets; around this a decorative surround of vegetation; on the reverse, a substantial attachment peg.

PROVENANCE:
Found Ramsey, Lincolnshire (36 miles from the Luttrell seat in Irnham).

FOOTNOTES:
Possibly of Sir Geoffrey Luttrell 1276-1345. The Luttrell family is associated with the Luttrell Psalter, a 14th century illuminated religious manuscript.

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