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LOT 1735
Norman 'Thames' Bronze Griffin Dagger Chape Fragment
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.5 grams, 19 mm).
With pointillé detailing to the body and wing, head with perpendicular lateral extension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
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LOT 1735
Norman 'Thames' Bronze Griffin Dagger Chape Fragment
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Medieval 'Essex' Artefact Group
13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: heater shield stud; bone dress pin; ring brooch with pin. 11.37 grams total, 23-66 mm
Found various sites in Essex, UK. Property of an Essex collector. -
Medieval Gold and Garnet Pendant
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Formed as biconvex scaphoid gems set in a gold frame of two lozenges. 0.49 grams, 12 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s. -
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of Merchant John Catfield
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Discoid base with geometric merchant's mark on a foliage field, beaded border and legend 'S' IOhIS CATFELT' (seal of John [of] Catfield); stem and lug absent. 11.7 grams, 22 mm
Found Hingham, Norfolk, UK, in 2017. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no. NMS-17A6B8.