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Click here to subscribe13th-15th century AD. A cast gilt-bronze horse harness pendant with pierced lug suspension loop above, bird with extended feet and tail, feather detailing. Hammond, B. Benet's Medieval Artefacts of England & The United Kingdom, Witham, 2015, p.224, item HP-26422. 6.72 grams, 26mm (1"). Found Lincolnshire, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A rare type.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze chessman seal matrix with hexagonal-section shank and bulb above; to the underside, intaglio image of Mary seated with infant, supplicant kneeling to one side, all within a quatrefoil and legend 'MARIA GRATIA PLENA', for Hail Mary Full of Grace, in the quadrants. Hammond, B. Benet's Medieval Artefacts of England & The United Kingdom, Witham, 2015, p.400, item BS-46491. 8.89 grams, 20mm (3/4"). From an important London collection of ecclesiastical seals, acquired since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fair condition.
14th-15th century AD. A round-section bronze hoop with transverse fillets to the shoulders, discoid plaque with pelletted border and intaglio motif of a running horse. Cf. Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, Type 46. 7.91 grams, 28mm overall, 19.58mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (1"). Property of a London collector; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze heater-shaped seal matrix with lion rampant in the field, two bands of text in chief 'crede michi' [believe me], the impression made by this seal, however, would have the mchi [sic] printed in reverse; suspension loop to the reverse. Hammond, B. Benet's Medieval Artefacts of England & The United Kingdom, Witham, 2015, p.363, item BS-27580. 6.91 grams, 24mm (1"). Found near Sherringham, Norfolk, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Scarce.
12th-13th century AD. A bronze disc brooch with raised central boss, decorated with radiating billets, cross of chevrons, boss with central equal-arm cross; to the reverse, attachment points for pin-lugs and catchplate; old collector's accession number '91.69'; supplied with a custom-made stand. Cf. Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450, item 1354, 1356. 46 grams, 77mm including stand (3"). Ex Lord McAlpine collection, acquired 1991; inventory no.91.69, cat. no. 2011. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
12th-14th century AD. A bronze mount in the form of a bird with wings extended, body with cross-hatched feather texture, the wings and tail with vertical lines; the head erect with curved beak; two circular holes beside the feet and two clenched attachment spikes to the rear; old inventory label no.86.319 to the rear. Cf. bird mount in Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, vol.1, Langport, 2001, item 67. 5.29 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). Ex Lord McAlpine collection; acquired 1986, inventory no.86.319; found Suffolk, UK. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
13th-15th century AD. A bronze weight with pierced lug loop above, formed as the head of a panther with open mouth; the pecked surface of the neck and cheeks indicating spots; mounted on a custom-made stand. 98 grams, 44mm including stand (1 3/4"). From an old Cambridgeshire, UK, collection; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
14th century AD. A bronze discoid seal matrix with central motif of a profile human face with beaked bird-head to the rear and bearded human profile mask below; beaded borders with Lombardic script legend '*PRIVE SV E POI CONV' (I am private and little known"). 5.34 grams, 17mm (3/4"). Found Northamptonshire, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition, suspension lug absent.
14th century AD. A bronze heater-shaped pendant with pierced lug to the upper edge, blue enamelled arms with escutcheon for the Mortimer family. 6.82 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Found Northamptonshire, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition. We are informed by an officer of the Mortimer History Society that this could have been the property and the arms of Roger Mortimer of Chirk, or perhaps of one of his close descendants, who campaigned with Edward I at Falkirk in 1298 and at Caerlaverock in 1300; he went on to rebel against Edward II and died in the Tower of London in 1326. Roger was second son of Roger Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore (died 1282 AD) and uncle of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March; the direct male line died out in 1504.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze banneret comprising a tubular socket and bifacial rectangular heraldic banner with arms 'a bend coticed between six lions rampant', probably those of the Bohun family. See Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002 for discussion. 35 grams, 49mm (2"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the London art market. The arms of Bohun are 'azure a bend argent between two cotises and six lions rampant or'. The coloured enamel is largely absent making exact identification difficult. Fair condition, enamel mostly absent.
14th-15th century AD. A parcel-gilt bronze octofoil rosette pendant with pierced suspension lug, remains of ferrous rivet to the centre. See Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002 for discussion. 6.67 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the London art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1485-1509. A bronze flat-section discoid 1 ounce(?) weight with concentric circles to one face, stamped with crowned 'h'; plain reverse. Cf. Biggs, N. English Weights. An Illustrated Survey, Llanfyllin,1992, items 44, 45 for type. 25 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Property of an Essex gentleman; found Oakham, Rutland, UK 1990. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Scarce.
13th-14th century AD. A heater-shaped bronze plaque with fixing stud to the reverse; champlevé arms of a lion couchant within a tressure. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, items 152, 153 for heraldry, 144 for type. 14 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). Found East Anglia, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A gilt-bronze heater-shaped pendant with hinge and attachment stud, blue enamelled field with a single gilt bend, possibly lost by a member of the Scrope family. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002 fig.13. 8.78 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). Property of a Suffolk lady; supplied with a print-out summary of the Scrope v. Grosvenor legal case. The arms 'azure a bend or' caused one of the earliest English legal cases. In the 14th century, the arms were being used by the Scrope family of Bolton, Yorkshire and by the Grosvenor family of Cheshire. Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton brought a lawsuit against Sir Robert Grosvenor in the matter, which went to a military court under the Constable of England. Many hundreds of witnesses were called, including John of Gaunt, Geoffrey Chaucer and Owain Glendwr. The Constable found in favour of Scrope in 1389; Grosvenor was allowed to continue using the arms within a white border to distinguish that family. Grosvenor complained about the decision, so in 1390 King Richard II declared that Scrope's claim was upheld and Grosvenor had to abandon the arms: he opted for a blue shield with a gold wheatsheaf instead. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
13th-15th century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a gilt-bronze suspension bar with hinge; a heater-shaped pendant with red enamel chief, reserved sexfoils; a heater-shaped pendant with lion rampant; a lozengiform pendant with radiating lugs; a fleur-de-lys pendant. 24 grams total, 23-56mm (1 - 2 1/4"). Property of a Suffolk lady; acquired on the UK art market. [5, No Reserve] Mainly fine condition.
12th-15th century AD. A bronze ring with D-section shank, angled low, with hexagonal bezel engraved with cross with radiating lines. 13 grams, 24.12mm overall, 18.98mm internal diameter (approximate ring size British R 1/2, USA 9, Europe 19.66, Japan 19) (1"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A gilt-bronze pendant, leaf-shaped with lateral spurs, fleur-de-lys finial; reserved border with pellets, Lombardic 'M' with crown above. 21 grams, 60mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired from a major Mayfair gallery; acquired on the London art market before 2000. Extremely fine condition; loop absent.
10th-13th century AD. A gilt-bronze discoid harness pendant with flat-section suspension loop, reserved cross botonny with central void and punched annulet detailing. 18 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired from a major Mayfair gallery; acquired on the London art market before 2000. Fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze discoid pendant with pierced lug above, red enamelled field with reserved cross fleury and blue enamelled centre. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, items 183, 184. 4.26 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Suffolk lady; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
12th-15th century AD. A group of bronze, gilt bronze and silver fittings comprising: a roundel with gilt edge and lobes to the side, domed body decorated with scrolling vine motif; a heart-shaped fitting with central boss, pins to the back; a gilt bronze rectangular fitting with geometric pattern, a gilt bronze belt fitting with opposed D-shaped design with tear drop shape below; a gilt bronze buckle with palmette ending; a coiled snake; a domed roundel with image of bird looking back; a silver beast head fitting; a heart-shaped fitting with scrolling trefoil pattern; a shield-shaped fitting with regardant lion, pins to the back; a silver teardrop-shaped amulet with coiled eye motif; a bronze beast head fitting; a bronze beast head fitting with ring through mouth. 137 grams, 30-54mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired before 2000. [13, No Reserve] Fine condition.
14th century AD. A large bronze discoid stamp seal with a short flat pierced stub handle, design of a central motif with stylised symbol of fleur-de-lys, surrounded by legend *S DE PERO DI JISELMO(?"). 21 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
17th century AD. A flat-section elliptical bronze mount with three holes to accept mounting pegs, low-relief image of a wreath surrounding two heater shields each with a scooped upper edge. 6.48 grams, 39mm (1 1/2"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the London art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Rare.
16th century AD. A mixed group of bronze hooked clothes fasteners comprising: one hollow D-section with hatched ornament; one with scallop detail; five with discoid panel; one with facing bust; one with heater-shaped panel; one with triangular panel. See Read, B. Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Langport, 2008 for discussion of types. 32 grams total, 24-38mm (1 - 1 1/2"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. [10, No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th-7th century AD. An iron twibil axehead comprising a vertical socket and flanking pelta-shaped blades; the socket with vertical incised lines to each face and dentilled edges; the blades each with curved edge and three regularly placed ring-and-dot inlaid bronze motifs; mounted on a custom-made stand. 792 grams, 18cm including stand (7"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Very fine condition. Very rare.
19th century AD. A cast bronze facsimile of the obverse and reverse pair of the royal seal of Ferdinand I; each with suspension loop to reverse. 837 grams total, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a Lincolnshire collector; acquired on the UK art market, 2010-2015. Ferdinand I (1793-1875) was Emperor of Austria, President of the German Federation, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia and, from the death of his father in 1835, held dominion over the Holy Roman Empire until his abdication following the revolts of 1848. [2] Fine condition.
19th century AD. A double-head bronze penny formed from two Victoria 'bun head' pennies (issued for years 1860-1894 AD); one with the original reverse hollowed out and an obverse from a second coin inset. See S. 3954 for coin type. 7.69 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Acquired on the London art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
16th century AD. A group of sixteen gilt bronze bridle or belt decorations with scrolling plant, fleur-de-lis, Green Man face, three with a bust in a roundel; suspension rings to each; Spanish workmanship. 140 grams, 20-47mm (3/4 - 1 3/4"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. [15] Fine condition.
18th century AD. A 1796 pattern Light Cavalry officer's sword with curved ground blade with script to the spine 'J.J. Runkel Solingen'; gilt bronze hilt with carved bone or ivory grip, to one face of the blade the royal arms with sprays of foliage, to the other initials 'GR' with crown and stamped crescent, sprays of foliage and a cannon. See Withers, Harvey J. S., Swords and Sabres, Leicestershire, 2011, p.192. 755 grams, 93cm (36 1/2"). Property of an Essex Church Charity, UK; acquired by donation from a parishioner, 2016. The officer's version of the 1796 pattern sabre was lighter than that for other ranks; such weapons would have been used by light cavalry troops during the Peninsula War campaigns and at Waterloo. [No Reserve] Good condition.
1st-6th century AD. A mixed group of bronze artefacts comprising of a bracelet formed from of four twisted rods and flat joined rectangular terminals, a mount with openwork design of a multi-headed beast(?), a miniature leaf-shaped blade with a handle formed as two horse heads facing each other. 147 grams total, 60-85mm (2 1/4 - 3 1/4"). Property of an American collector; acquired on European art market. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-1st millenium BC. A group of bronze items comprising: pin formed from a rectangular rod with curved antelope head finial; a fragment of pin or finial with antelope head; a fragment of decoration with griffin; two pendants, one with antelope and one with lion. 102 grams total, 2.7-12.7cm (1 - 5"). Property of a German gentleman; acquired before 1989. [5, No Reserve] Fair condition.
1st millennium BC. A bronze belt plate with dot border, reclining griffin with head of bird behind; to the other side a standing griffin with wing arching over body; hinged at one. 20.73 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Property of a German gentleman; acquired before 1989. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st millennium BC. A group of bronze votive plaques; one with a bearded male face and chevron pattern below; one a plaque with lugs to the side and punched dot decoration. 28 grams total, 6.8-11.6cm (2 3/4 - 4 1/2"). The property of a German gentleman; acquired 1980s-early 1990s. [2, No Reserve] Fair condition.
9th-12th century AD. A mixed pair of iron spearheads comprising: a short leaf-shaped blade, lentoid in section with short neck and closed socket, three inlaid silver(?) bars to the neck on one face; a long, narrow lozenge-section blade with median rib, tapering socket with ring to the mouth, two inlaid bronze(?) rings below the neck. 304 grams total, 19-27cm (7 1/2 - 10 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [2] Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
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