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LOT 1745
Medieval 'Thames' Bronze Pin Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 5 in. (17.2 grams total, 3.5-12.5 cm).
Most complete, of varying lengths and with an ornamental finial. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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Medieval Ceramic Vessel Group
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including glazed vessels of various types: tripod pots, dishes, platters, together with a decorated fragment; chipped and cracked. 4.15 kg total, 14.5-33.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The majority of ceramics here presented are kitchen wares. Usually cooking pots are the most numerous forms in the majority of medieval contexts. They are mostly related to domestic functions, cooking pots being used to boil food or fry it. They come in different sizes and have globular bodies, everted rims and one or two handles. Ceramics from Dundee, Scotland, and Southampton, confirm that one of the most common vessel types employed among 1490-1510 A.D. was the tripod pipkin, with globular body, rounded base, three legs and a single or double handle, like the specimen here visible. These specimens were very often redware pottery imported from the Low Countries. -
Large Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Scene Showing Robed Figures
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
With facetted stem and pierced pentagonal finial, incised orientation cross to top face; circular die with outer rim bearing enigmatic legend; standing robed figure with one hand extended towards a kneeling hooded figure. 15.5 grams, 25.3 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s. Ex UK collection. Property of a Hampshire, UK gentleman. -
Medieval Pilgrim Ampulla Group
13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Fragmentary remains of two different types of pilgrim ampullae, one retaining a handle; one displaying a cross to one face and shield to the other. 56.6 grams total, 45 mm each
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic.
