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LOT 1777
Medieval Stained Glass Head of a Saint
WESTERN FRANCE, 15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (62.3 grams, 10.7 cm).
Portrait bust of John the Evangelist with vesica-shaped brooch at the chest, nimbus behind the head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx central London gallery.
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Medieval 'Westminster' Bronze Buckle and Plate and Lead Pilgrim's Ampulla
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Buckle with knuckles to outer edge of the loop and strap with incised tendril design; ampulla with lateral loops bent over. 63 grams total, 46-62 mm
Found Westminster, London, UK. Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Leather Shoe Sole Collection
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three leather shoe soles with perforations for attachment of the shoe uppers. 256 grams total, 28.5 x 20.5 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
The collectioncomprises a 'family' group: sole of adult male shoe, of adult female shoe and a child's shoe. The Thames is a prolific place for such kind of finds: Tudor soles, large men’s and female soles, petite lady’s soles and the soles from children's shoes. Some of them have been found with an ‘X’ cut into them and several still have the outline of the original owner’s toes. -
Late Medieval Stone Mould with Phallic Motif
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A soapstone mould carved on one side with a phallic motif of an elongated double groove with domed top and projecting terminal, possibly for casting scabbard fittings; on the verso four elongated strips, possibly strap ends or pendants, with decorative terminals; with lightly incised inscription to the obverse 'IN SUN[...]SUN'. 910 grams, 20.5 cm
Acquired in the 1980s. From an old German collection. Private collection, England.
