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LOT 1740
Norman Period 'Thames' Bronze Bracteate Badge
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (0.72 grams, 23 mm).
Displaying a repoussé design of concentric roundels with enigmatic script too centre and outer legend; pierced. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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Medieval Bronze and Lead Artefact Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a variety of artefacts: a spur rowel; spindle whorl with linear ornament; spindle whorl with lettering and heart motif; remains of a ring brooch; a mount with dog's head terminal. 105 grams total, 24-53 mm
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Medieval Bronze Steelyard Weight with Heraldic Shields
Circa 1260-1300 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Heavy with a lead core, spherical in form with pierced flange for suspension above and hatched band to the shoulder; an unusal unofficial copy with three heater shields with raised heraldic arms spaced equally around the body, etched geometric band of chevrons above. 615 grams, 56 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection.
These heraldic steelyard weights were originally made under the official sanction of Richard (brother of King Henry III) or Edmund, Duke of Cornwall on behalf of the King; Edmund died in 1300 A.D. and such weights were banned in 1350. This example would most likely have been made unofficially towards the end of the period 1260-1300 A.D. The Hanseatic League was created in Germany to protect the interests and privileges of merchants in the medieval period, starting in Europe and with influence spreading to England from the 13th century. -
Medieval Limestone Corbel Head
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
The figure carved wearing a hooded cowl, face face with furrowed brow, hooded eyes, sunken cheeks and down-turned mouth; remains of moulded springer to the top and rear of the head; chipped; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.8 kg, 28 cm including stand
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK. Ex London collection, 1980s-1990s.
