Medieval 'Thames' Silver-Gilt Lozenge-Shaped Brooch

13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (0.48 grams, 15.7 mm).

With a narrow frame, pin mounted at the apex. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Ex property of an Essex collector.

Literature

See Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002.

CONDITION

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LOT 1841