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Carolingian, 10th century, a silver gilt rectangular mount, measuring 37mm x 26mm x 12mm, in high relief with a floral design, the centre quatrefoil and corner trefoils inlaid with niello. Arranged around are leaves with deeply grooved veins. The base is hollowed out with a pierced lug on each corner. Good very fine with sharp detailing £600-£800
Hammer Price: £800
Saxon or Viking, 10th-11th century, miscellaneous bronze artefacts (3), including a disc brooch with a figure of a quadruped; stirrup mounts (2), viz. human mask, interlacing ribbons around (Williams type 9) and diamond shape with a central cross (Williams type 12); together with a 15th century knife end of two animal-heads facing outwards [4]. Varied state £60-£80
Hammer Price: £60
Anglo-Saxon, late 10th century, a gilded disc brooch with cloisonné enamel, 22mm in diameter, dark blue enamel cross with wavy edged wire dividers, alternate fields of blue and turquoise, beaded rim. Better than fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £95
Anglo Saxon, 10th century, a bronze lyre key, measuring 5 cm x 2.8 cm, open-work handle with animal heads looking inwards, loop at the top with tapering rectangular slot at the bottom. About very fine and rare £150-£180
Hammer Price: £220
Viking, Anglo-Scandinavian 11th century gilt bronze cheek piece or saddle pommel, measuring, 10.7 cm x 7.4 cm x 8 mm, 175.12g, rectangular base with three protruding arms, one on each side and one vertical. Each of the side arms form the neck and head of a dragon, a mane of curved incised lines runs along the top of the neck, while the head is moulded in the round with large trefoil shaped ears with an interlace design. The eyes are large and round, while the chin has a wattle and an...
Viking, early 11th century, a gilt bronze brooch in the form of bird standing left, with a looped tendril interlaced around its body (Mammen style), straight grooved decoration for the wing and tail. Intact and fine with gilding present under the patina £180-£220
Hammer Price: £240
Anglo Saxon, 11th century, a Saxon bronze stirrup mount, measuring 51mm by 27mm, sub-triangular, decorated with a lion looking upwards with front paw raised (Williams class A, type 11A, no. 203); together with a Viking bronze cheek piece (fragment) with a beast’s-head terminal; Saxon silver strap ends (3) all fragments, decorated with Trewhiddle style animals and an interlaced snake [5]. Varied state £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
Viking, 11th century, a Urnes style bronze stirrup mount, measuring 51mm by 29mm, pear-shape with a coiled beast design (Williams class 10A no. 179). Fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £50
Late Viking, 11th-12 century, an iron axe, measuring 19 cm x 6.5 cm x 5 cm, triangular section extended blade with a large socket; together with iron spearhead, measuring 13.7 cm x 2.1 cm, leaf-shaped blade with tapered socket [2]. Both fine with surface corrosion £60-£80
Hammer Price: £45
Late Viking, 11th-12th century, iron knives (2), single edged with coil-ended tangs; together with tanged arrowhead with wide flat blade [3]. All fine £40-£60
12th century, a bronze pendant, measuring 46mm x 25mm, rosette shaped and decorated with a Griffin’s head holding a fruit in its beak. Fine £100-£140
Hammer Price: £100
12th century, a bronze belt clasp/book mount, measuring 51mm x 22mm, open-work bird in profile standing on a curved tendril, plain rectangular plate with rivet holes behind. Fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £55
12th-13th century, gilt-brass horse harness pendants (2), rectangular shape, measuring 57mm x 42,m, with central openwork cinquefoil and annulet punched decoration; similar, measuring 46mm x 30mm, but with openwork quatrefoil at centre, stud for attachment each end. Both very fine £100-£150
£100–£150
13th-15th century, bronze artefacts (4), including a brooch buckle of piriform shape decorated with four bosses; an annular brooch with a twisted rope design; a swivel buckle with zoomorphic decoration; and a gilt brass needle case cover decorated with floral motifs, cylindrical handles at the side [4]. Varied state £80-£100
13th century, a bronze seal matrix, 25mm in diameter, circular with loop behind near rim with link attached, head of William left, legend around reads ‘*capvt willi servi dei (Here is William the servant of God). About very fine with brown patina £80-£100
Hammer Price: £400
13th-14th century (6), including lead pilgrim’s flask decorated with a flower both sides; lead seal matrix, gilt and enamelled bronze shield-shaped heraldic pendant; spur rowel; cruciform pendant; dog shaped lock with bar [6]. Varied state £60-£80
Hammer Price: £90
13th century, a bronze kneeling figure, measuring 36 mm x 24 mm, left arm akimbo, right arm missing, head tilted upwards wearing a cape. About fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £80
13th-14th century, heraldic/decorative pendants (9), including stud mounted quatrefoil-shape with lion passant in square frame with fleur-de-lis in the angles; slightly bowed scallop shape; rectangular, fleur-de-lis (3); gilded with two birds; sexfoil in a frame; gilded head right within a branch with berries.; shield with lion passant above a castle [9]. Varied state, but all details visible £100-£150
Hammer Price: £70
13th-14th Century, circular bronze seal matrices (4), designs include Agnus Dei, reads ‘ecce agnvs dei’i; two birds, one above attacking, reads ‘*alas be svppis’; large W with sprig above; male head with inverted dragon below; each with a hexagonal shaft behind terminating in a single loop; together with a 17th century seal with three oval faces, fleur-de-lis, eagle, crowned heart; and a lead circular seal with unidentifiable design [6]. Varied state £80-£100
13th-14th century, a bronze heraldic pendant, lozenge shape, measuring 40 mm x 23 mm, suspension loop at top, decorated with a red enamelled Wyvern with two legs and two outstretched wings, head right (perhaps representing the Drake family arms). Very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £190
Late 13th century, a bronze seal matrix, measuring 32 x 21 mm, pointed oval (vessica), standing winged figure of St Michael spearing a dragon at his feet, reading *silwiii:fac:servvii:tvvii: (Seal make them your servant). Fine with some surface pitting £80-£100
13th-14th century, miscellaneous artefacts (4), including pointed oval lead seal matrix, fleur-de-lis, legend reads +s’alice filio rob’ti (Seal of Alice daughter of Robert); a heraldic pendant with suspension holder, shield shaped with three red enamelled lions; a lead pilgrim badge spa above St Paul holding a sword; a 14th century silver ring bezel set with an almondine garnet [4]. Varied state £60-£80
Late 13th century, a bronze oval seal matrix, chess form, measuring 24mm x 19mm x 30mm, St Catherine standing in a portico below arches, holding a wheel in her right hand and pointing to it with her left hand, priest kneeling before her in prayer, reads sca caterina. pro me ora (Saint Catherine pray for me); together with heraldic pendant, shield shaped with sloping bar, billets in two quarters. [2]. First very fine with a green patina, second about fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £75
13th-14th century, shield shaped Heraldic Pendants (3), Barry of six azure (Penbridge); vair, chief gules (Morteyn)?; griffin left [3]. Varied state £80-£100
Hammer Price: £120
Late 13th century, a bronze seal matrix of pointed oval (vessica) shape, measuring 33mm x 20mm, reads, s’reginaldi de gynes , pelican in piety feeding its young in a nest; together with a heraldic eagle belt mount [2]. Both fine £80-£100
13th-14th century, miscellaneous artefacts (7), including a shield-shaped heraldic pendant, cross in red enamel with five fleur de lis (?); silver ring; silver gilt ring bezel set with almondine garnet; pin; strap end [7]. Varied state £40-£60
£40–£60
Late 13th century, a bronze seal matrix of pointed oval (vessica) shape, measuring 33mm x 21mm, offset loop behind, Madonna and child seated beneath a church. Fine with a green patina £100-£150
13th-15th century, miscellaneous bronze artefacts (7), including strap ends (2), crescent shape with tree below; key with open work bow; buckle with plate; tailor’s thimble; beehive thimble; dagger pommel with fluted sides [7]. Varied state £60-£80
Hammer Price: £40
Early 14th century, a cast lead plummet or lead stylus, measuring 7 cm x 1.5 cm, 50.54g, of cylindrical form with rounded ends, pierced at one for suspension, with a raised border enclosing the name ‘+rogervs’. on the front and possibly repeated on the back. Would originally have been pointed at one end but has worn down with use. Shown at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1987/88 as part of the Age of Chivalry Exhibition and published in the catalogue as number 427. Fine with a light grey...
14th century, a silver buckle with pin, measuring, 2 cm x 1.5 cm. Oval frame decorated with four spherical knops which have punched ornamentation. Very fine £40-£60
13th-14th Century, Bronze heraldic pendants (14), including shield-shaped with three hands in red enamel (Malmains); double-headed eagle; lozenge shape with central cross; lion rampant (3); lion passant; fretty; flower; arrow shaped etc. [14]. Varied state £200-£240
Hammer Price: £160
13th-14th century, bronze Seal matrices (7), including bronze chess type head of christ procile lvsigte; head in profile (2); male and female head in profile facing each other love me an i sevel; star with pellets in angles s’willi. caplli; vessica shape, galley with sails; lead oval (3) star; whorl; plant; vessica (7) [14]. Mixed condition, several damaged £150-£200
Hammer Price: £150
Medieval, 13th-18th centuries, bronze and lead seal matrices (5), including circular chess type with central design of a triad of rabbits; pointed oval, offset loop behind, face engraved with Agnus Dei, reads s’wilelmie: fil: iohis: (seal of William son of John)pointed oval in lead, unclear design; trefoil looped oval seal with initials AC; and a fob seal with moulded blue glass, thistle, legend around ‘as weil that ends weil’... [5]. Varied state £60-£80
13th-15th century, miscellaneous artefacts (4), including a bronze vessica seal matrix engraved with a fish, reads s’hervi di. davi; a lead seal engraved with a fleur-de-lis, reads +sigillvm:paterin; a purse frame with two swivel bars both with diamond terminals; and a gilt bronze brooch or clasp of a double-headed eagle with outstretched wings [4]. Varied state £60-£80
Hammer Price: £65
Early 14th century, silver annular brooch with pin, 33mm in diameter, mounted with four gilded sexfoil petalled flowers with twisted wire frame between. Very fine £80-£100
Early 14th century, a brass mirror case, 43mm diameter by 6 mm deep; hinged lid decorated with a punched dot design forming a cross, base similar. Very fine with a green patina £40-£60
Early 14th century, a bronze pointed oval seal matrix, offset suspension behind; the face reads s’ ricardi de bvckisgate, billy-goat standing upright and feeding on a tall plant. Very fine with a green patina £200-£300
£200–£300
14th century, a bronze seal matrix, measuring 20mm x 17mm, by 19mm high, shield-shaped with central loop behind, central motif of stag’s head facing with cross between antlers, inscription above reads ‘lelsv’ (I am loyal [?]). Very fine with an olive green patina £60-£80
14th century, a heraldic pendant of quatrefoil shape, measuring 50mm x 40mm, crossed key and sword over a silvered cross, gilt field and border (Diocese of Winchester [?/). Traces only of plating, otherwise about very fine £80-£100
14th century, a pointed oval bronze seal matrix, measuring 29mm x 18mm, with offset suspension loop behind; face with central design of a fleur-de-lis,with two birds facing each other, reads +sigillvm secreti (secret seal). About extremely fine with a smooth green patina £60-£80
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