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LOT 1386
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Candlestick
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (15.3 grams, 56 mm wide).
A pewter tripod candlestick with a discoid body decorated with concentric roundels of ring-and-dot and hatched motifs, central 'cup' and three legs with trefoil feet; one leg restored. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
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Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Ring with Hand on Quatrefoil Bezel with Annulets
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A pewter ring composed of a slender, convex hoop and quatrefoil bezel, displaying a raised annulet to each arm and hand extended right; repaired. 1.85 grams, 22.27 mm overall, 19.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK. Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Medieval Ring with Beast Facing Back
Circa 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A copper-alloy ring composed of a slender hoop (now slightly misshaped), expanding at the shoulders to an oval bezel engraved with a stylised regardant beast within a dashed frame. 2.66 grams, 21.44 mm overall, 16.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
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Medieval Horse Harness Pendant Group
Circa 13th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A mixed group of horse harness pendants comprising: a discoid pendant decorated with an eagle within beaded circles; an openwork lozengiform frame with four bulbous terminals, the upper one pierced with suspension loop above; a discoid pendant with stylised star motif, suspension loop above; large stylised rosette with domed centre, pierced with suspension loop above; fitting with a tapering body, semi-circular head and two roughly rectangular arms with scalloped edges, rivet hole to each, hook to head. 48.4 grams total, 26-56 mm
Fair condition.
Found Suffolk, UK.
