Pewter, 34.58 grams, 61.02 mm. Circa 18th century AD. A cast pewter pipe tamper with rounded base. The handle is bifacial with one side formed as a female bent over and peering between her legs, with skirt drawn up and exposing herself; the other side features a male in a similar attitude. Pipe tampers were produced from the late 16th century to provide smokers with a tool for compressing the tobacco in the pipe bowl to ensure slow burning of the tobacco. Bawdy and sexually explicit types of tamper became popular during the second half of the 18th century. Reference: for small domestic figural items, see Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base-Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800, London, 2005. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Glocestershire, UK.

Copper-alloy, 9.74 grams, 26.87 mm. Circa 18th century AD. A cast model turtle with hollow underside, raised head and extended legs (two missing). The outer edge of the shell is decorated with ropework and the main panel with a hatched grid. Fine condition. Provenance: found Dartford, Kent, UK.

Copper alloy, 1.87 grams; 26.24 mm. 16th century AD. Class E, type 5. Moulded-relief and openwork with a Hungerford knot; each end running-end of the cord terminates with a pellet, open square lappet-scaped attachement/stitching loop above, long hook below. Ref: Hooked-Clasps & Eyes by Brian Read; page 110, no 436. Very fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 6.73 grams, 37.37 mm. Circa 12th-13th century AD. A barrel key of Type III cast in copper-alloy. The bit is a simple rectangle. The key is very sturdy with slightly flattened flanks to the shaft. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 p.136 and plate xxix (1). Very fine condition. Provenance: found Suffolk, England 2006.

Copper-alloy, 3.81 grams, 26.31 mm. Circa 13th-15th century AD. A cast copper-alloy pendant in the form of a heater shield with a transverse lug above, pierced for suspension. The face of the shield is emblazoned with a repeating lozenge pattern, described heraldically as fretty, providing a diaper effect. The Cave family of Kent bore a fretty shield in azure (blue) with argent (white) lines. Reference: Foster, J. The Dictionary of Heraldry. Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees, reprinted London, 1989, p.43. Very fine condition, complete with suspension loop intact. Provenance: Private UK collection, by descent from the vendor's father, a metal detectorist, who formed his collection in the 1970's-1980's, from his own finds and by buying from a shop in Cambridgeshire, owned by Alan Fordham. Part of this collection was previously sold at Bonham's Antiquities sale 17855, 6 October 2010, Lot 199; and in TimeLine Auctions June 2011 sale.

Copper-alloy, 6.27 grams, 20.63 mm. 14th century AD. A standard form of medieval seal matrix in the form of a disc expanding to a hexagonal column surmounted by a suspension loop. The central panel design comprises of clasped hands with a bird above. The legend reads 'LALAMIAVET' with a lys and star between. Reference: Harvey, P.D.A. & McGuinness, A. A Guide to British Medieval Seals, London, 1996, p.9. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Stockport, England.

Lead, 13.30 grams, 27.17 mm. Circa 13th-14th century AD. A stamped lead seal of discoid form. On the reverse, a quatrefoil and attachment point for the suspension lug; on the obverse an eight-pointed star design within a ring of text reading '*FA[...]MAV BAILI'. The inscription has not been interpreted, but inexpertly created inscriptions are relatively common on medieval seals of this date and are thought to reflect the low level of literacy of the time. Reference: Williams, D.H. Catalogue of Seals in the National Museum of Wales Volume 2: Ecclesiastical, Monastic and Collegiate Seals, with a supplement concerning Wales, Cardiff, 1998 items D130, and D140. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Telford, Shropshire, England and recorded with the PAS under reference HESH-720127.

Copper-alloy, 4.69 grams, 18.02 mm. 13th-16th century AD. A cast rectangular plate with two extensions on the upper edge forming the loops of a simple hinge or folded buckle plate (lost in antiquity). The border runs around the central recess, and is indented to accommodate the two rivet holes in the lower corners. The reserved design is in the form of an advancing wyvern, his two front limbs placed close to the border and his broad tail lashing out behind, giving his body an s-profile. Reference: Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002 p.113 item 530. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Westcliff, Essex, England.

Iron, 13.11 grams; 64.06 mm. Circa 1st century AD. A nice socketed arrow/crossbow bolt of pilum form, it is circular at the base and tapers up into a square section then tapers to the point; slight nibbling of socket edge. Ref: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, page 66, no 8. Very fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 1.82 grams, 27.42 mm. Circa 12th-13th century AD. A barrel key of Type III cast in copper-alloy, with a simple rectangular bit. The bow is florid with a double collar to the shaft. Reference: Wheeler, R.E.M. London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, fig.136. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Tilbury, Essex, UK.

Lead, 110 grams, 50.45 mm tall. 14th century AD. A cast uniface weight of heater shield shape, bearing a raised fleur design with two pellets above. Reference: see Biggs & Withers Lead Weights, The David Rogers Collection, number 116 for a lighter example of this type. Fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 4.46 grams, 44.80 mm. Circa 18th century AD. A repoussé mount in the form of a three-masted ship with furled sails to reveal the detailed rigging, elements of which are cast in openwork. The vessel is shown high in the water on a stylised seascape, the gun ports closed and topgallants fluttering. On the reverse, the mounting pin is in place. Reference: cf. flat cast ships in Forsyth, H. & Egan, G. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets, London, 2005 items 10.16, 17. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: found Tilbury, Essex, UK.

Copper-alloy, 4.29 grams, 42.89 mm. 16th century AD. A cast barrel key with a small, rectangular bit, tubular shaft and ribbed collar detailing near the bow. The bow is formed as a kidney-shaped loop with slightly scrolled ends, and with a collared knop above. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 p.144. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 11.47 grams, 31.45 mm. 11th-15th century AD. A small casting formed as a bearded male modelled in the round with his head raised, his right hand on his rear and his left hand raised to his mouth as if to cover it. A cast bracket extends from the small of his back, pierced for attachment. The lower end of the piece is a truncated shaft. Reference: cf. Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, Vol.1, Langport, 2001, item 720ff. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Epping, Essex, England.

Copper-alloy, 11.30 grams, 19.44 mm. Circa 16th century AD. A cast copper-alloy finial for a knife or dagger in the form of a fleur de lys, with the remnant of the ferrous blade visible on the underside. Reference: cf. knife finials in Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, Langport, 2001 item 658, 659. Very fine condition, cleaned. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 8.04 grams, 34.74 mm. Internal 22.62 x 21.18 mm. 12th-15th century AD. A sturdy archer's ring of the standard profile with a circular carinated band and subtriangular extension plate. The incised decoration on the flange comprises a reversed s-scroll in a cartouche with flanking scrolls extensing to the sides. A robust example of the type. Reference: Murowski, P.G. Benet's Artefacts, London, 2003, p.353. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 8.48 grams, 32.54 mm. 15th century AD. A military badge in the form of an openwork four petalled rose with a central motif of the sun-in-splendour with central face. Above the junction of the upper panels is a small bearded male face, corresponding to a radiant sun beneath the lower junction. The two securing prongs are in place on the reverse. The 'Sun of York' badge was used as a mark of allegiance by Yorkist forces under Edward IV. Reference: Mitchener, M. Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, London, 1986, p.221 figs. 813 - 815. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection.

Iron, 300 grams, 52.05 mm. 12th-15th century AD. A sturdy example of a medieval mace head comprising a rectangular cast socket with a lozengiform spike on each face. Above the upper edge, the mace head is partly encosed to trap the end of the (about 24 mm thick) wooden shaft within. Reference: cf. flanged mace head from London in London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich,1993 plate XVII. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Lead, 15.51 grams, 38.79 mm. 13th-15th century AD. A pendant with transverse-pierced loop cast at the top. The upper face bears a central fleur-de-lys motif within a border bearing the text '+SI GILLUM LE MAR-NOV[ ]', seal of William The.... The lettering style is the so-called 'Lombardic' of circa 1200 to 1350 AD. The reverse is undecorated. The suspension loop was lost in antiquity. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting SealsLondon, 2008 and Adams, N., Cherry, J. and Robinson, J. Good Impressions. Image and Authority in Medieval Seals, Briyish Museum Research Publication no.168, London, 2008. Very fine condition. Provenance: found West Sussex, England.

Gold, 2.08 grams, 19.70 mm. 18th century AD. A cast bezel ring with scrolled band within heavy borders containing a short memorial text: "REVD. THOS. BARBER OB. 25 SEP: 1774 Æ:64". The bezel is formed as a cloison, now empty, and traces of the fixative paste are visible within the cell. The class of memento mori rings extends from the early mediaeval period, mainly connected with the posthumous cults of saints and churchmen; it is probably coincidence that the deceased commemorated by this ring was a clergyman. Reference: Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993,p.16ff. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Gold and enamel, 2.08 grams, 16.82 mm (int.dia. 14.78mm British H½, USA 4, European 6.68). Circa 18th century AD. A gold D-section band with reticulated external surface with blue-white enamel infill. On the internal surface is written in seriffed capitals PARDVN GOOD WILL. Reference: Oman, C. British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 42.35 grams, 27.56 mm height, 28.58 ext.dia. 12th-14th century AD. A cast ferrule for a staff or crozier, formed as a flat plate curved around the tip of the staff, which terminated in a substantial copper-alloy domed stud (now held within the cup of the finial). The decoration comprises an arcade of 'gothic' pointed arches, each enclosing a stylized plant with flower and side-leaves. Between the arches are trefoil motifs. Along the outer borders are heavy ribs enclosing a billeted panel; the lower edge curves beneath the staff to trap the stud. Although cast in the flat, the design is not interrupted at the overlapped joint. The 'gothic' style of design originated in France in the middle of the 12th century, originally applied to ecclesiastical statuary and architecture (where the 'gothic' name was meant to imply 'barbarism' and a break with the previous 'Romanesque' style). Reference: cf. Wilson, C. The Gothic Cathedral: The Architecture of the Great Church 1130-1530, London, 1992. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Dunnington, Yorkshire, England.

Silver-gilt, 4.78 grams, 34.30 mm. 14th-16th century AD. A dished lozengiform stud or mount with a central circular piercing. The repoussé design comprises a ring of roundels around the central hole, with elliptical leaves and discs surrounding it. The leaves and roundels are formed with thick, flat borders. The gilding is intact across much of the surface. On the reverse are three attachment pins and a loop to which a securing chain could be appended. Reference: cf. the mounts in Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England & the United Kindom, Ely, 2003 p.401 items M09-0120/0121. Good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old continental collection.

Bronze, 16.59 grams, 43.31 mm high. A large 14th Century Roundel with a large crowned 'R', possibly for Richard II [1377 - 1399]?, flanked either side by a fern leaf similar to some seals and seal rings of the period. Very fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 33.56 grams, 45.08 mm. 12th-15th century AD. A mount in the form of a feline in profile with extended front paw facing backwards (regardant). The muzzle, eye and flattened ear are carefully modelled; the ribs are indicated with a hatched section. Reference: cf. the posture and execution of the lupine animal in Mitchener, M. Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, London, 1986, p.107. Very fine condition. Provenance: found near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

Copper-alloy, 8.83 grams, 40.25 mm. Circa 14-15th century AD. The main heater shield diagonally bisected with a band of dark blue enamel 'chain' having silvered centres and quartered with red enamel panels. Possibly of the De Say family, from Sir William; (H. III. Roll) bore - MANDEVILLE'S coat-quarterly or and gules (F); Dering, Glover, and Howard Rolls; borne also by Sir Geoffrey, banneret (baron 1313) at the first Dunstable tournament 1308, and at the second (1334) by his son Geoffrey who was possibly knight (banneret) at the capitulation of Calais 1348, bearing the same coat. Some traces of gilding evident and complet with the suspension loop. Reference: Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk by East Anglia Archaeology, pages 10-14; Artefacts of England & the United Kingdom, 2nd edition, page 373, for very similar design. Found at Chartham, Kent 2006 and recorded with The Portable Antiquities Scheme: SUSS-1BAD61. The enamelling well preserved and overall in extremely fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 0.87 grams, 22.38 mm. Circa 15th century AD. A delicate badge in the form of a thin (about 0.5mm) square plate with circular central piercing and offset smaller piercing to accept the pin. Double punched lines extend from the edges to the hole. Reference: Mitchiner, M. Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Brooches, London, 1986, p.129ff Very fine condition. Provenance: found Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England.

Bronze, 78 grams; 90.72 x 44.94 mm. Circa 15th/16th century AD. A large decorated bronze plaque from a Church, depicting part of a religious scene, with three incised lines on the reverse. One of a number of plates [No. 3], making up a freeze inlaid into a stone monument. One figure depicted sitting with a staff, while a naked 'cherub' leans on a goat. Extremely Rare and in excellent condition. Found Norfolk.

Copper-alloy gilt, 3.97 grams, 30.46 mm. 14th-15th century AD. A cast mount fragment depicting Mary Magdalene standing , wearing classical draped garments, with her right hand raised from the elbow and her left clutching an oil bottle. The base is curved with decorative 'H' and 'X' motifs. The piece appears to be part of a fitting similar to pilgrim badges of the 15th century. The gilding remains across much of the surface. Reference: Mitchener, M. Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, London, 1986 p. 159. Good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old Flemish collection, with documentation. This antiquity is accompanied by an XRF metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.

Silver, 8.26 grams, 27.56 mm. (int.dia. 21.62 mm, UK size Y, US 12, Europe 28.02) 13th-15th century AD. A solid cast silver finger ring with a thick plain band, surmounted by a design featuring a heart with piercings in the upper chambers from which emerge two tendrils looped around two more piercings terminating in foliate designs. The design is a recognised type of medieval 'love ring'. Reference: Oman C. British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974 pl.55(G). Very fine condition. Provenance: found Devon, accompanied by reports in Treasure Hunting Magazine, April 2000 and correspondence from British Museum dated 1995.

Copper-alloy, 37.28 grams, 56.06 mm. Circa 13th/14th century AD. A very large matrix of pointed vessica form, the main design depicts a standing Lady dressed in long robes and holding a bird of prey. To one side is a heater shield of arms quartered with four birds and another bird is to her other side. The inscription reads +S:DOMICELLE: AMLESIE: DEUOTE: MORANCIECO. The 'S' is an abbreviation of 'sigillum' or 'seal of'. The word 'domicelle' is the diminutive feminine form of the dignity title deriving from the male 'domino' and female 'domine', usually interpreted, when used in the 14th century, as equivalent to 'damsel' or 'princess'. The name of the Lady is rendered as Amlesie, probably a form of the name Amelia. The remainder of the inscription is slightly enigmatic but is believed to have a religious significance. Vessica shaped seals are often associted with members of religious orders and the larger sizes, such as this example, would have been used by important members such as prioresses, abbesses and similar. Reference: Harvey, P. D. A. & McGuinness, A. A Guide to British Medieval Seals, Aristocratic and Heraldic Seals, page 43-62. An important seal and very rare in an excellent state of preservation with all the details clear. Provenance: found at Barham, Kent and sold with a copy of a letter from Canterbury Museum (although their interpretation of the inscription is demonstrably incorrect).

Copper-alloy, 3.86 grams, 37.15 mm. 13th-14th century AD. A delicate cast buckle with integral plate. The loop is formed as an ellipse extending on the rear edge to a transverse collar and a subtriangular plate ending in a point with a collar double-looped below, similar to a fleur de lys motif. The fine (about 1mm thick) tongue is still in place. There are two rivet-holes in the plate; one rivet is still in place. Reference: Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002 p.79 items 320/321. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Lead, 16.47 grams; 41.91 mm. Circa 14/15th century AD. A London cloth seal with a shield supporting two small and one large crowns within a beaded inner circle, legend around. Very fine condition. Found on the Thames foreshore.

Copper-alloy, 7.79 grams, 28.96 mm. 13th-15th century AD. A vesica-shaped seal matrix with the reverse rib and suspension loop still in situ. The central motif includes a chalice or stemmed bowl, from above a bird feeding three chicks; the epigraphic blackletter text: '+SIGILI AP' NICO: FIL WIL: HIL[---]OV', seal of Bishop Nicholas, son of William.... Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting SealsLondon, 2008. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.

Pewter, 3.30 grams, 24.64 mm. 15th Century A.D. A badge depicting Saint Barbara, the patron saint artillerymen, she is standing next to a tower with three windows where she was imprisoned by her father and holding a palm branch. Very Fine condition.

Lead, 4.69 grams, 23.04 mm. 13th-14th century AD. A small pendant in the form of a human face with rounded features an elaborate hairstyle. The eyes are pellets and the nose a sub-triangular panel extending to arched brows. The hair is formed as a ribbed crown with a median ridge from the nose. The loop is formed directly from this ridge. Reference: cf. execution of human faces on pilgrim badges in Mitchener, M. Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, London, 1986. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Iron, 85 grams, 28.13 mm. Circa 1640's. Of round cast form, a small size cannon shot. Reference: Bailey, G. Finds Identified, p. 69-72. Very fine condition. Provenance: found on a Charles I Civil war battle site near Harston, Cambridgeshire.

Lead, 17.29 grams, 30.86 mm. Mid-17th century AD. A lugged tubular vessel used to measure the appropriate quantity of gunpowder for use with a muzzle-loading matchlock musket. Measures of this kind were made and issued in quantity during the English Civil War (1642-51) to equip infantry regiments. Reference: Young, P. English Civil War Armies, 1994. Very fine condition. Provenance: found on a Charles I Civil war battle site near Harston, Cambridgeshire.

Copper Alloy, 40.33 grams, 39.34 mm. Circa 13th Century A.D. A pommel from an ornate dagger, with the head of a lion on a flanged circular podium. Still with the original attachment to the dagger hilt. Very Fine condition.

Iron and wood, 30.67 grams, 206 mm. 13th-16th century AD. A good example of a medieval general-purpose knife, its long (about 100 mm) tapering blade made by forge-welding iron piles. The tang is thick (about 4mm) and is pierced in four places to take the iron rivets which hold the wooden scales in place. The blade, rivets and scales are all complete. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, p.51ff. Fine condition. Provenance: found on the Thames foreshore at the Tower of London, England.

Copper-alloy, 0.61 grams, 15.28 mm. Circa 15th-16th century AD. A repoussé open-work bracteate in the form of a cross crosslet, the emblem of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre. This crusading chivalric order was founded by Godfrey de Bouillon in the First Crusade and was active in the eastern Mediterranean from the later 11th century into the 16th century, and was granted the island of Malta by the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V from 1530. The present piece has an additional cross crosslet motif lightly embossed in the upper surface. There is a trace of the attachment point on the reverse. Reference: Mitchener, M. Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, London, 1986 p.244 items 939-42. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: found near Chadwell St Mary, Essex, England.

Copper-alloy, 1.44 grams, 22.87 mm. Circa 15th-16th century AD. A repoussé open-work bracteate in the form of a cross crosslet, the emblem of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre. This crusading chivalric order was founded by Godfrey de Bouillon in the First Crusade and was active in the eastern Mediterranean from the later 11th century into the 16th century, and was granted the island of Malta by the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V from 1530. The present piece has an additional cross crosslet motif lightly embossed in the upper surface. There is a trace of the attachment point on the reverse. Reference: Mitchener, M. Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, London, 1986 p.244 items 939-42. Good fine condition. Provenance: found near Tilbury, Essex, England.

Copper-alloy, silver and enamel, 12.79 grams, 54.87 mm. 12th-13th century AD. AD-shaped mount pierced in two places for attachment to a cross, reliquary or other object of veneration. The surface of the mount is silvered and a radiating geometric design is added in champlevé with dark blue-green enamel. On the upper edge is a human head modelled in the round with enamel points for the eyes. The face is tilted upwards and the rest of the mount forms a cloak or chasuble. This class of objects is associated particularly with the Abbey of Grandmont at Limoges under the patronage of Henry II (fl. AD 1133-1189). Reference: cf. Limoges plaques in Robinson, J. Masterpieces of Medieval Art, London, 2008 p.46, 96, 126. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 3.44 grams, 25.42 mm. Circa 17th century AD. Cast openwork badge depicting the virgin Mary and an angel standing. Reference: Portable Antiquites Scheme number WILT-5366C8 (an extrace from the PAS entry is included with this sale). Provenance: found Wiltshire. A very fine example.

Lead, 30.55 grams, 45.49 mm. 13th-14th century AD. A large vesica-shaped seal with central panel bearing a fleur-de-lys motif. The border bears text reading +S [.]ThMEChIVDE[...]NO. EPS. presumably belonging to a bishop (episcopus abbreviated to EPS). Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals, London, 2008. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found Chilton, Durham, England.

Copper-alloy, 12.15 grams, 35.10 mm. Circa 13th century AD. A vessica seal matrix bearing the device of a fruit tree (the apple tree from the Garden of Eden?). The ambiguous legend reads SI'[ ]LLV[ ]ERPISACDOTIS. Reference: Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, second edition, pages 478-493. Provenance: found Dunstaple, Bedfordshire. An attractive seal in very fine condition.

Gilt silver, 1.47 grams; 21.60 mm. Internal 17.00 mm; US size 7, UK size N. Circa 15th century AD. A plain silver gilt band mounted with a quatrefoil bezel detailed as a flower with various incised lines. Ref: Bonhams auction catalogue 26th October 2007, lot 271. One arm of the quatrefoil lost in antiquity otherwise in very fine condition. Ex a private collection formed in the 1970's.

Copper-alloy, 5.51 grams, 32.18 mm. Circa early 17th century AD. An elongated circular mount possibly from a large wooden or bone seal handle. In the centre are heraldic devices, a shield with a double headed eagle, surmounted by a knights helmet and lion's head crest above. The double-headed eagle is a common symbol in heraldry and vexillology. It is most commonly associated with the Holy Roman Empire. Reference: The Hermetic Journal, 1989, 62-78. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: found Nottinghamshire, England.

Gold, 1.10 grams, 19.02 mm dia. (int.dia.16.61 mm British L½, US 6, Europe 12.34). London circa 1800 AD. A delicate D-section finger ring of about 1.3mm width and 1mm thickness. The ring bears three stamped marks of which the first is abraded (perhaps a lion's mask), the second is the lion passant and the third is the maker's mark 'IH'. Reference: cf. very fine ring in Oman, C. British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974 pl.93 (E). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Gold, 0.67 grams, 18.77 mm. Internal dia. 18.49 mm [US size 8¾, UK size Q½, Europe 18.12] Circa 18th century AD. A very fine D-section finger ring with a carefully engraved inscription within the band: "Love for Love" in a fluid italic script. This text appears in Humphreys's 1902 collection of posy ring inscriptions; a possible maker's mark is also detectable. Reference: Evans, J. English Posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931. Very fine condition, inscription legible. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Iron, 175 grams; 116.06 mm. Circa 15th Century A.D. A large wide horseshoe with seven nail-holes and of heavy weight. Similar in type to one found in a cooking pi at Kalesgrove, Resding. Reference: London Museum Catalogue, 1940, p.117, fig. 37, no. 5. Good very fine and scarce. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper- alloy, 30.85 grams, 50.13 mm. Circa 14th century AD. The figurine is of a bearded male in classical ‘Late Roman’ garb, the undergarment’s sleeve of the right arm ending at the elbow while the left arm is covered by the folds of a toga, carefully modelled with a broad stripe. The right hand is raised to shoulder-height and the figure’s index and middle fingers are extended in the classic benedictional gesture. The left hand is held against the midriff and clasps a key, held with the loop in the lap and the wards on the chest. The folds of cloth on the lower limbs are modelled in detail, but the figure has no detailing on the feet. The reverse of the piece is hollowed: an upper void in the area of the chest and a larger one behind the legs. There is a small attachment lug behind the figure’s right arm. The crown of the head is pierced at the back. There are traces of red enamel on the left arm, right shoulder, left leg and both feet. The posture, hollow back and legs of the present piece suggest that it was designed to be viewed as seated, the hollowed areas would accommodate a modelled high-backed chair. The void in the back of the head was intended to accept a modelled (gilded?) nimbus. Keys are associated with several saints, most notably SS. James and Peter. The benedictional gesture and key held loop-downwards are often depicted associated with St. Peter in mediaeval art, for example in the painting entitled São Pedro in the Museu Grão Vasco de Viseu, Portugal, painted in 1506. The present piece is almost certainly a miniaturised version of the bronze statue “The Foot of St. Peter” in the Vatican basilica, created by Arnofo di Cambio and completed around 1300. Reference: Garibaldi, V. & Toscano, B. Arnolfo Di Cambio: Una Rinascita Nell'Umbria Medievale, Rome, 2005. Very fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 23.83 grams, 40.86 mm. A medieval mirror-case lid cast with a recess in the lower face, and the hinge-lug at the rear. The raised design consists of a central pentagon with three-lobed extension; around this is a continuous scalloped band of lobes and trefoils. Reference: cf. mirror-cases in Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450, Woodbridge, 2002 p.362 item 1715. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found near Sittingbourne, Kent, England.

Copper alloy, 7.78 grams; 28.05 mm. Circa 13th-14th century AD. A vessica-shaped secret seal depicting a facing bust and torso with the inscription FRANGE NEGE TEGE around, meaning 'break, read and conceal'. Ref: for similar seals see, Medieval Artefacts by Nigel Mills; page 27. Suspension loop lost in antiquity otherwise in extremely fine condition. Found Isle of Wight.

Copper-alloy, 12.42 grams, 39.44 mm tall. Circa 15th century AD. Of cast form with integral suspension loop (incomplete). The main field shows an heraldic Scallop shell against a background of pale blue-green enamel. Reference: Ashley Medieval Armorial Horse Funriture in Norfolk, Figure 17 for the shape. Good very fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 17.31 grams, 42.11 mm. Circa 15th century AD. A heavily gilded harness pendant in the outlined form of a rose with a back plate that would have originally been intended to swing on the iron pin connecting it to the pendant frame, in the centre of the plate is a riveted round boss that forms the rose centre. A scarce type, top part of suspension loop missing otherwise in very fine condition. Found Cambridgeshire.

Copper-alloy, 6.07 grams, 36.05 mm. Circa 14th century AD. The body of the pendant as a quatrefoil with a fleur to each lobe. At the centre, a lozenge in red enamel outlining a rampant lion. With intact suspension loop. Reference: Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, page 21, numbers 204 and 205. Provenance: found Lincolnshire. A good example and attractive.

Silver, 1.89 grams, 19.32 mm. Circa 1272-1307 AD. Class B, Type 1. A dress hook constructed from an Edward I penny of the London mint. Obverse: EDW REX ANGL DNS HYB, hook and loop attached. Reverse: CIVI TAS LON DON, heavily gilded. Ref: this item is published in Hooked-Clasps & Eyes by Brian read, page 200; item 733. Reported and recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (DOR-403D81) and disclaimed under the treasure act 1996 (2008 T128). Extremely fine condition. Found Urchford, Wiltshire 2008.

Copper-alloy, 2.99 grams, 42.12 mm. Circa 11th century AD. A pin key of Type IV cast in copper-alloy. The bit is a rectangle with toothing on the leading edge; the locating pin is complete. The bow is a lozengiform loop with a circular void. The shoulder is cast as a simple bulb below the bow. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 p.136 and plate xxix (1). Very fine condition, slight axial distortion. Provenance: found Duston, Northamptonshire, England 2008.

Copper-alloy, 3.97 grams, 43.21 mm. Circa 12th-14th century AD. A barrel key of Type III cast in copper-alloy. The bit is a simple rectangle with toothing fore and aft. The bow is circular and small for the proprtions of the shaft. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 p.136 and plate xxix (1). Very fine condition. Provenance: found Suffolk, England 2006.

Iron, 28.20 grams, 92.47 mm. Circa 13th century AD. A substantial medieval key comprising a thick (about 3mm) bow attached to an elliptical shaft. The bit is a rectangle with a toothed fore edge and remains of an additional toothed element below. The junction of the shaft and bow is strengthened with a ribbed collar. The key is very robust and must have been used with a large lock, probably for the door of a prominent building. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 p.139 and plate xxx (26). Extremely fine condition, stabilized and conserved. Provenance: found Petersfield, Hampshire, England.

Pewter, 2.87 grams, 40.07 mm. 15th century AD. A pilgrim badge in the form of an armed angel. The left arm is bordered by a feathered wing, a traditional emblem of St. Michael, and grasps a tilting helm by the mantle. The lower body is shown wearing a surcoat. In medieavl tradition St. Michael was an archangel and leader of the forces of heaven in the struggle with those of hell, hence the military attributes. Reference: Mitchener, M. Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Bades, Sanderstead, 1986, p.96. Good fine condition. Provenance: from the Thames foreshore at Southwark.

Copper-alloy, 6.62 grams, 30.48 mm. 15th century AD. A cast openwork badge in the form of a four-petalled rose within a pelleted frame (the sunburst) surrounded by four looped, scrolled bands with pelleted detailing. Above in the crook of the looped bands is a small disc and in the corresponding position below a radiating sun. The attachment pins are in situ on the reverse.The rising sun motif is the origin of the 'Sun of York' designation in Richard III. Reference: Mitchener, M. Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, London, 1986 p. 221. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old American collection.

Copper-alloy, 58.29 grams, 156 mm. Circa 15th century AD. Of cast form, with four suspension loops to the underside and perforated at centre to receive a suspender swivel. The ends of the bar formed as pins to receive the lower purse hoops. Both sides of the bar and central hub engraved with an inscription with niello inlay. The inscriptions are ADAMV / IECVH to the arms one side with a large letter 'W' to the hub and AVE MARIA / GACIA PLE (from Ave Maria Gracia Plena) to the other with a monogram to the hub. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue, 1967, plate XXXV, for a very similar example. Provenance: found Lincolnshire. One arm rejoined, lacking the hooped lower frame as is usual and suspender swivel, otherwise complete and fine.

Silver, 4.14 grams, 32.26 mm. 15th-16th century AD. A bifacial crucifix pendant with incuse saltire-in-square decoration in the upper quadrant on the obverse and reverse. On the obverse the figure of the crucified Christ hangs with his arms on the arms of the cross, his head bowed and torso angled, his loins clothed in a wrapped robe and his lower legs joined at the ankles. On the reverse the arms and central section bear an incuse panel with figural decoration. The lower panel is worn and appears to have born geometric detailing. The suspension loop is ovoid with flat front and rear surfaces. The crucifix has a scalloped profile, with loops (all incomplete) on the outer ends of the arms and beneath the foot for the attachment of further pendants. Reference: cf. stylistic similarities of Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003 items M12-0102 and M12-0113. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection. This item is accompanied by an XRF ancient metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.

Gold and enamel, 3.27 grams, 23.17 mm, int.dia. 18.63 mm (British Q½ European 18.62 US 8½ ) Circa 15th century AD. A hollow-cast finger ring retaining traces of the original enamel detailing on the band. Decoration comprises elliptical panels with double borders between double-border lozenges with central starburst motifs. The panels bear three words in heavy black letter script (originally enamelled): 'par / bone / amour' (for good love). This text appears in some 15th century French songs in the dialect of the Limousin; it may be taken as a form of love-token. Reference: cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 item 624. Very fine condition. Provenance: not found in the UK, from an old English collection. This antiquity is accompanied by an XRF metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.

Wood, 31.26 grams, 98.06 mm. Circa 700 A.D. A staff top portion dating back to the Moche culture in the Pre-Columbian period. It depicts a large male, naked, with four inlaid mother of pearl strips on his face and applied eyes with spondylus. He is holding up and raping a young woman, with a ritual dagger inserted into her neck, and drinking her blood. The female gazing openly upwards with a blank expression, also with applied eyes with turquoise. Huaca de la Luna finding, which is the only place were there is evidence of sacrifices in the Moche culture. Sacrifices were done by the tribe elders and the blood was passed around in cups. This particular objects clearly indicated that the blood was drank and not only applied to vessels. These sacrifices were used in rituals related to El Nino conditions and changes in the ocean and weather. Extremely fine condition and Unique Finding The historic meaning of such an object, with its implied erotic characteristics and choking nature, makes it quite desirable to any serious collector.

Copper-alloy, 20.81 grams, 23.52 mm diameter, 29.81 mm tall. Seal matrix, circa 14th century AD. Of typical 'chessman' form, having a circular die surface with a hexagonal shaft, rising to a triple collar and slightly trefoil-shaped integral suspension loop. The design of the seal shows a large bird, probably an eagle, with spread wings and feet with four groups each of four pellets in the field. The inscription reads *F.RASOE LIOC IESO. This is an illiterate rendering of a latin phrase of uncertain meaning. The word IESO is most probably a corruption of IESU for Jesus. Reference: Collecting Seals by Bryon Pateman, page 103, etc, for similar examples. A larger than usual circular seal matrix in an excellent state of preservation with all of the details providing a clear impresssion.

Silver, 4.35 grams; 24.13 mm. Internal, 19.24 mm; US size 10, UK size T. Circa 1400’s AD. In the style of the iconographic rings of this period with two main faces on the top and two on either side running down each side of the shank. All the faces are detailed with symbols of hearts, crosses and incised lines rather than religious icons. Ref: Similar to Medieval artefacts by Nigel Mills; page 50. Small hairline crack in shank otherwise very fine condition.

Gold, 2.92 grams; 22.66 mm; internal 17.81 mm [UK size O1/2; US size 7 1/2; European size 16, circumference 56]. Circa 15th century AD. A crude but unusually attractive medieval ring with a roughly made bezel on which is encased a beautiful polished garnet stone. Ref: Similar to ring E; plate II in Charles Oman’s British Rings 800-1914. Very fine condition. Ex S. West collection. This antiquity is accompanied by an XRF metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.

Lead, 54.26 grams, 46.36 mm. 15th century AD. A cast hollow lead ampulla with suspension loops to contain holy water from a shrine. One side depicting a 'V' (the tip of an arrow?), the other with an uncertain design and chevron lines to the border to represent a scallop shell. Reference: Michael Mitchiner Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, pages 138-152. Good fine, with slight loss to one suspension loop. Provenance: found Tilbury, Essex, England.

Gold, 1.52 grams; 18.92 mm; internal 16.01 mm [Approx size K/L; US size 5.5/6; European size 50/51]. Circa 14th century AD. A beautiful gold ring with a cylindrical band, as it meets the bezel it forms an eye-shaped elliptical setting in which is mounted a beautiful polished Eye Garnet. Ref: Similar to plate II in Charles Oman’s British Rings 800-1914. Extremely fine condition. A stunning ring of incredible beauty, full of attraction. Ex Kevin Derby Collection. This antiquity is accompanied by an XRF metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.

Iron, 7.55 grams, 30.20 mm. 11th-12th century AD. A double-loop mount for joining two straps comprising a rounded rectangle with a circular central void, from which issue four zoomorphic features. The outer bars forming the end loops are each held in the jaws of two beasts, whose necks join at the central panel and cross to form a double spiral whorl. Reference: Egan, G. and Pritchard, F.Dress Accessories 1150-1450, Woodbridge, 2002 p.238. Fine condition. Provenance: found Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England.

Copper-alloy, 3.41 grams, 14.54 mm. Circa 1350-1450 AD. A delicate example of the standard 'beehive' thimble cast in thin copper-alloy and provided with columns of punched points on the side wall and converging triangles of the same on the upper surface. The base is plain apart from an incised border. Reference: Bailey, G. Detector Finds 2, p.12-13, no. 1. Very fine condition, some nibbling to rim. Provenance: found near Sittingbourne, Kent, England.

Copper-alloy, 2.26 grams, 37.28 mm. Circa 12th-14th century AD. A pin key of Type IV cast in copper-alloy. The bit is a simple rectangle, the bow is circular with a lobed upper extension and the shaft has a collar at the upper end. The key is very dainty and presumably opened a very small and discreet lock. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 p.136 and plate xxix (1). Very fine condition. Provenance: found Lancashire, England 2007.

Silver gilt, 0.91 grams; 23.66 mm. Circa 14th AD. A very nice eclesiastically inscribed praying/clasped hands ring brooch, inscription not translated. Good very fine condition with much of the original gilding still remaining. From an old collection.

China, 330 grams; 89.03 mm. Late 1800s. A complete pot with a black printed lid, BURGESS’S Genuine Anchovy Paste for Toast Biscuit & C. Hythe Road Willesden N.W – Late 107 Strand London. Small chips to the rim of the lid and base otherwise Very Fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 3.45 grams, 32.62 mm. Circa 16th century AD. Of simple cast from with plain ward and curved, slightly ornamented bow. The shank with three-ring cast ornament. Reference: Michael J. Cuddeford Identifying Metallic Small Finds, page 52, number 9. A very good example. Provenance: found Yorkshire.

Copper alloy, 2.15 grams; 32.54 mm. 16th century AD. Class E, type 3. Moulded-relief and openwork, with a large circular floral panel in the form of a double rose, beaded edge and open square lappet-scaped attachement/stitching loop above; long hook below. Ref: Hooked-Clasps & Eyes by Brian Read; page 98, no 364. Cleaned and conserved, complete and in good very fine condition.

Lead, 40.70 grams, 29.75 mm. Circa 14th century AD. Cast with central hole and of shallow biconical form. Ornamented with roses, pellets and symbols or crude letters or runes in relief to upper and lower surfaces. Reference: similar to Portable Antiquities Scheme number YORYM-15D424. Provenance: found Essex. An excellent example of an early whorl, with much white patina.

Copper-alloy, 55.69 grams, 47.91 mm. 11th-15th century AD. A medieval merchant's transportation case for storage of coin and trade weights. The lid is decorated with a cross potent executed in tiny ring-and-dot motifs, with four interstitial ring-and-dots. The hinge is complete and fully functional; the clasp mechanism consists of a piercing through all three lugs to accept a pin and an additional piercing to which a retaining chain might be attached. Reference: cf. mirror-cases in Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450, Woodbridge, 2002 p.362 item 1715. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found Dorset, England.

Copper-alloy, 9.47 grams, 16.10 mm. 15th century AD. A medieval finger-guard constructed as a slightly flared tube with punched point detailing to provide grip. Reference: Reference: Bailey, G. Detector Finds 2, p.12-13, no. 9. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Hichin, Hertfordshire, England.

Copper-alloy, 11.60 grams, 23.20 mm tall. Medieval knife pommel; circa 14th century AD. A copper-alloy pommel from a utility knife, depicting a female head and shoulders. The hair with a 'peak' to each side of the face and with a strap across the brow. Linear panel decoration around the hexagonal shoulder and a neat slit where the tang of the blade was originally inserted. An attractive piece with good patina and detailing.

Copper-alloy, 7.94 grams, 19.36 mm. Circa 1350-1450 AD. A sturdy example of the standard 'beehive' thimble with descending rows of punched points on the outer surface to provide grip. Reference: Bailey, G. Detector Finds 2, p.12-13, no. 5. Fine condition, some deformation to lower edge. Provenance: found near Sittingbourne, Kent, England.

Copper-alloy, 7.69 grams, 35.90 mm (int.dia. 23.04 mm, British Z+2½, US 13¾, European 32.57). 12th-15th century AD. A sturdy archer's ring of the standard profile with a circular carinated band and subtriangular extension plate. The incised decoration on the flange comprises addorsed scrolls and volutes on the triangular plate and the band. A small domed pad is placed opposite the flange. A robust example of the type. Reference: Murowski, P.G. Benet's Artefacts, London, 2003, p.353. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Silver gilt (copper-alloy inner), 35.55 grams 114.73 mm (buckle and plate)/ 18.37 grams 75.35 mm (belt chape). 14th-15th century AD. A complete belt furniture set comprising the buckle with its plate and the belt chape. The buckle is elliptical in format with foliate detailing on the outer edges opposite the hinge. The cast rectangular-section tongue has a rectangular shield at its base and curves over the outer edge of the loop. The plate is a hollow rectangular-section panel bearing an eccentrically-placed gilded foliate incised scroll design within a double cartouche with zigzag infill; this is attached by four silver rivets to a copper-alloy reinforcing plate which has been re-used and bears two billeted borders and a large pierced ring-and-dot motif at the outer edge. The D-shaped belt chape is similarly constructed to the buckle-plate, and bears a similar incised foliate scroll within a plain double cartouche. There are three silver attachment rivets piercing the upper face and hammered onto the lower. The chape and buckle form a suite of belt furniture, likely to have belonged to a wealthy merchant or minor nobleman. Reference: Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450 Woodbridge, 2008 p.77. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper alloy, 3.69 grams; 18.51 mm. Circa 15th century AD. An unusual double-looped later medieval buckle. The loop was not placed on the central bar as with the standard ‘spectacle’ type of double-looped buckled: here the central bar is thicker than the other bars and has a recess for the tongue. The left bar shows wear and evidently held the looped tongue. The right bar resembles the left. The central bar bears a pair of opposed sub-triangular motifs with florid outer edges. On the reverse are two incised ring-and-dot motifs. The narrow strap passed under the left bar, over the central one and was held in place by the right bar. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940 reprinted Ipswich, 1993, plate LXXVII. Very fine condition.

Lead, 23.51 grams, 30.56 mm. 11th-13th century AD. A lead seal with heavily ribbed reverse and remains of the attachment loop. The central motif is a Maltese cross with surrounding legend +S' CISCIL.WAR. in Lombardic script. The notation S' stands for sigillum 'seal'. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals, London, 2008. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found S.E England, from an old American collection.

Copper-alloy, 3.59 grams, 18.37 mm diameter. Circular 'Draughtsman' seal matrix; circa 15th century AD. Depicting a squirrel sitting up and eating a nut with the inscription *CREESRECIVEES. The reverse of the matrix bears a simple spine with an intregral suspension loop. Reference: Collecting Seals by Bryon Pateman, page 103, etc, for similar examples. Very nicely preserved with good patina and surfaces and giving an excellent impression.

Copper alloy, 36.11 grams; 52.18 mm. Circa 15th century AD. A rare horse harness banner pendant displaying a peacock facing left on each side with its feathers raised; probably the crest of the Manners family, The Duke of Rutland of Belvoir Castle. The peacock could be a clue to the family this represents but has not been researched. Reference: Mills, N. Medieval Artefacts page 69. Good fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 2.28 grams, 31.76 mm. Circa 11th century AD. A pin key of Type IV cast in copper-alloy. The bit is a rectangle and the locating pin is complete. The bow is a plain loop with a heart-shaped void. Keys of this type were already in use in 1066 (they appear to be shown on the Bayeux Tapestry) and continued in use throughout the medieval period. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 p.136 and plate xxix (1). Very fine condition. Provenance: found Essex, England 2005.

Copper-alloy, 4.87 grams, 45.19 mm. Circa 14th century AD. Of cast form with a lozenge bow and hollow shaft. The ward of very simple and shallow form. Reference: Reference: London Museum Catalogue 1940, plates XXIX and XXX. Provenance: found Wiltshire. Very fine condition and attractive.

Copper-alloy, 6.92 grams, 37.47 mm. Circa 12th-14th century AD. A barrel key of Type III cast in copper-alloy. The bit is a simple rectangle with toothing fore and aft. The key is sturdy with a proportionately thick shaft. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 p.136 and plate xxix (1). Extremely fine condition. Provenance: found Durham, England 2007.

Pewter, 10.27 grams; 37.47 mm. Circa 15th-16th century AD. A stunning circular pewter mount detailed with a heavily beaded outer rim and a raised edge around the central panel that has the religious monogram IHC, IESUS HRISTOS SALVATOR, Jesus savior of man. The upright part of the h forms a decorated cross, this symbolizes the crucifixion of Christ. On the reverse there is a single square sectioned projection for securing. Ref: Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges by Michael Mitchiner, page 194. A good piece in very fine condition. Recovered from the Thames foreshore at the Tower, London.

Silver, 7.56 grams, 25.80 mm. Internal approximately 21 mm [UK size W 1/2; US 11 1/4; Europe 26.00]. 14th-16th century AD. The ring is cast with a D-section loop rising and expanding to an elongated octagonal bezel. The signet matrix design incorporates the majuscule letters 'I' and 'B' surmounted by a coronet. Signet rings were used in mediaeval times for the sealing and authentication of commercial documents and private communications; silver examples are usually among the better designed and executed, being used by merchants, minor nobility and landowners. Reference: Oman, C. British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, p.30. Good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Continental Europe. This antiquity is accompanied by an XRF metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.

Silver, 6.46 grams, 24.94 mm. 17th-18th century AD. The ring comprises a shallow, D-section band which widens to a central column with scrolled detailing to both sides; the bezel is formed as a flat panel with scrolled outline bearing a baroque incised design - an eccentric cross flanked by scrolled brackets, surrounded by a cross, lozenge, chevron and double-chevron. The baroque style used scrolled curves and asymmetrical placement of design elements to achieve its eccentric yet pleasing effect. Reference: Oman, C. British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Gilt copper-alloy, 7.11 grams, 24.68 mm. 17th century AD. A gilt-bronze pendant of a style popular with the gentry of the Georgian age, usually displaying a classical bust or the owner's monogram. The openwork casting consists of a suspension ring extending to two connected crescents bearing laurel-leaf detailing, the lower ends of which are attached to the base which comprises a plain border enclosing a dished panel of radiating bands and a central knop. On the underside is a glass intaglio in the form of an ellipse with a classical bust motif showing a male clothed in a toga. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals, London, 2008, p.133. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old American collection.

Copper-alloy, 3.56 grams, 23.38 mm, int.dia. 19.25mm (US size 9 3/8, British size S½). 17th-19th century AD. A plain hoop of D-section form. Within the band is a short posy or amatory text inscribed: * Fi is in love. (The star marks the beginning of the text.) The script is Roman italic and the text terse, which suggests as 17th century date for the ring. The hoop lacks any diagnostic decoration and cannot be closely dated. Posy or poesie rings were used as love tokens and were a popular custom mentioned, for example, by Shakespeare in Hamlet (Act III, scene 2): Is this a prologue or the posy of a ring?. Reference: Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 and Evans, J. English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford, 1931. Good fine condition. Provenance: found Preston, Lancashire, England.

Gold, 1.34 grams, 18.67 mm. Internal dia. 18.63 mm [US size 9, UK size R, Europe 18.62]. Circa 18th century AD. A delicate D-section finger ring with carefully incised inscription within the band: "When this yow se remember me" in neat seriffed italic script. This text appears in the 1674 source book Cupid's Posies. Reference: Evans, J. English Posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931. Very fine condition, inscription perfectly legible. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 3.86 grams, 32.12 mm. Circa 16th century AD. Of simple cast from with plain ward and curved, slightly ornamented bow. The shank with three-ring cast ornament. Reference: Michael J. Cuddeford Identifying Metallic Small Finds, page 52, number 9. A very good example. Provenance: found Yorkshire.

Copper-alloy, 15.02 grams, 61.89 mm. 16th century AD. A cast openwork bifacial pipe tamper in the form of an armoured knight driving the tip of his spear into the gaping mouth of a dragon while he stands on the monster's body. Beneath the supine dragon's spine is an expanding rod with a small collar at its base, by which it was attached. The armour shown includes an open-face helmet, segmented pauldrons and a fauld or laminated 'skirt', suggesting a 16th century date. Dragon-slaying figures in mediaeval tradition are usually Saint George or Saint Michael, the former being more popular in England as the patron saint. Reference: cf. terminal knops in Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, Langport, 2001, p.97 items 721-3. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Sittingbourne, Kent, England.

Lead, 22.40 grams, 28.29 mm wide. Circa 13th Century AD. Of hollow cast form, depicting a human face each side, with projecting ears and the features clearly delineated. The chin is cut away to form a rectangular socket and continues vertically as a rectangular hole through to the top of the head whereby it was slotted over a shaft, in a similar way that a pommel fits over a sword tang. An interesting piece in good fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 6.45 grams, 43.36 mm. 15th century AD. A finely modelled strap end or tag. The spherical terminal is formed as an acorn extending into the main plate. The plate's border emerges from the acorn's lower end, extending the length of the plate on both sides. The upper panel features a hatched background with an angular fleur-de-lys in reserve above an arch enclosing two deep panels in the form of lancet windows with triune detailing. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, London, 1993, fig.84. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found adjacent to the Globe Theatre on the Thames foreshore, London, England.

Copper-alloy, 7.48 grams, 18.12 mm. Circa 16th century AD. An evolved 'beehive' thimble, its sides close to vertical and its top domed, with spiral rows of punched points on the outer surface to provide grip. The bordered rim is complete. Reference: Bailey, G. Detector Finds 2, p.12-13, no. 13. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: found near Snettisham, Norfolk, England.

Copper-alloy, 34.87 grams, 33.62 mm. Circa 14th century AD. A cast pommel, of cylindrical shape, with a domed top having a tang hole and a projection resembling a bird's beak to one side. The pommel decorated with deeply incised diagonal lines, interspersed with lines of short strokes. Very fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 16.18 grams, 46.46 mm. 11th-15th century AD. A medieval chape of narrow section and acute profile, the upper edge ornamented with a trilobed extension. Vertical ribs are placed centrally on both faces which are decorated with incised transverse triangles. The remains of the blade-tip are enclosed within the chape. The narrowness of the blade-tip suggests a 14th or 15th century date for the piece, but dates as far back as the 11th century cannot be excluded. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, p.39ff. Very fine condition. Provenance: found near Winchester, Hampshire, England October 2000. With old sales ticket stating Late Anglo-Saxon.

Copper-alloy, 43.88 grams, 43.02 mm. 14th-16th century AD. The medieval 'kidney dagger' was a long-lived form of weapon used for personal protection by civilians. It takes its name from the twin lobes which flank the upper edge of the blade; these also give it the alternative name of 'ballock dagger'. The piece is a single casting comprising the lobes, which form the quillons of the dagger, and a central collar, round in plan and D-shaped in section but with a quadrangular slot in the middle to accept the tang of the blade. On one vertical face is a rectangular projection. The hemispherical lobes are embellished with a series of cast radiating ridges. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, p.47ff. Very fine condition. Provenance: found near Sittinbourne, Kent, England.

Copper-alloy, gilt, 19.96 grams, 61.67 mm. 13th-14th century AD. An unusual form of buckle comprising a loop and plate cast in one piece with an additional loop at the other end of the plate. The second loop is never furnished with a tonhue; there is a couch for the tongue on the outer edge of the loop. Two rivet holes indicate the means of fastening the plate to the belt or strap. The upper faces of the piece are heavily gilded but otherwise undecorated. Reference: Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 1991, p.108ff. Very fine condition. Provenance: found near Snettisham, Norfolk, England.

Pottery, 22 cm x 17 cm [8.5 x 6.5 inches]. A vessel, one of a pair with lizards eating a string of acacia groves. The straight fat legs are not realistic for the lizard family nor are the odd patternings, the net like design on the body with strips across the back and tail, provide the lizard with a clerical symbolism. They are frequent companions of the Major God Aia-Pec. These were creatures worthy of depiction perhaps because they slough their skins, a trait that makes them symbolic of regeneration. Reference: The Spirit of Ancient Peru by Rafael Larco Herrera. Very Fine condition. Provenance: from an old North American collection.

Pottery, 25 cm x 16.25 cm [10 x 6.5 inches]. The Santa Ana vessels are the most rare and unique of the Chavin - Cupisnique era due to their reddish pigmented surface. Here Zoomorphic Coati (Nausella olivacea) is presented with Otorongo fur, probably indicate their mountain origin or to implicate a mythological importance. The figure is standing with head slightly tilted to the side. Stirrup on the back, circular concentric dots mimic the Otorongo fur, stomach is shown on the breast section and painted in cream under the body. Impressive eyes with concentric circles and small standing ears. Two erected arms with incised toes and the back the feet are merged into a larger stand for better stability. Ref: Chavin and the origins of civilization, Richard L. Burger, Chapter 3. Small hairline crack at the bottom of stand, otherwise in Very Fine condition.

Silver, 1.38 grams, 19.44 mm ext.dia. 15th century AD. The fede or 'clasped hands' motif has been used as a symbol of fidelity and matrimonal union since late Roman times in Europe, but was popularised in the 12th century and remained in common use until the 17th. The present example is very narrow (5 mm at the bezel, 1.5mm on the band) and finely made. It has the fede for its bezel, flanked by two ribbed cuffs. The rest of the band is plain apart from a fine incised median line and the internal face of the bezel features the other sides of the clasping hands. Reference: Oman. C. British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, pl.54. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection formed before 1950.

Copper-alloy, 4.86 grams, 21.16 mm across. Internal dia. 18.90 mm [UK size R½, US size 9, Europe size 19.38]. Circa 10th-12th century AD. A flat-section band with expanding shoulders and discoid bezel. The shoulders bear incised decorative 'starburst' motifs. The bezel contains an elliptical panel with pecked surface texturing enclosing an incised pentagram motif which was used in medieval times as an emblem of the five wounds of Christ. Reference: Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, p.62 item 221. Good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 5.09 grams, 22.43 mm, internal dia. 20.02 mm [UK size U½, US size 10, Europe size 23.00]. Circa 10th-12th century AD. A flat-section band with expanding shoulders and discoid bezel bearing an armorial motif consisting of an eagle with its wings spread and head facing to the right, with punched pellet detailing on the neck, wings, body and on the background. The shoulders are decorated with incised 'spangle' motifs. Reference: Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings 1930, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, p.62 item 221. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper alloy, 42.31 grams; 93.00 mm. Circa 12th - 14th Century A.D. A very large and rare harness mount in the shape of a quatrefoil, inside is a square with the corners protruding from the angles. Inside the square is a depiction of a coronation scene, most probably of God presenting a coronet to the Virgin Mary. The beauty of the religious scene is extenuated with red enamel juxtaposed with blue enamel. Hanging underneath on a hinge is a cross pommee pendant with a central pierced cross. Recorded with the portable antiquity scheme as SWYOR-0761F8. No examples in over 500 on the Portable Antiquities Website and no examples in the book Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk; East Anglian Archaeology 101" by Steven Ashley (2002). Very Fine condition. Ex. Hurst Collection, found Yorkshire.

Copper-alloy, gilt and enamelled, 9.53 grams, 32.63 mm tall. Circa 14th century AD. Of cast form with a quatrefoil surrounding a central lozenge with three knops and the suspension loop projecting from the angles of the main quatrefoil. The central lozenge depicting a crowned facing bust with substantial traces of red enamel surround. The whole pendant with much gilding remaining and the suspension intact. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, Reference: WILT-5560B8 and supplied with extract from the PAS entry. An excellent example. Found in Wilsthire.

Copper-alloy, 23.07 grams, 51.42 mm. 13th-15th century AD. A stout pendant with pierced lobe suspension point and scalloped outline bearing a heraldic 'device' or motif in deep red enamel. The arms comprise a field crusily (semée of crosses crosslet) with a lion rampant crowned; this design resembles the arms borne by Sir Steven Barret at the battle of Boroughbridge in 1322 (with a white field). Reference: Foster, J. Dictionary of Heraldry, London, 1902 (reprinted 1989). Good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Silver, 23.12 grams, 39.52 mm. The coin dated 1887 AD. The coin mounted, most unusually, to rotate within the frame of the brooch so as to allow either side to be displayed when wearing. Reference: Spink 3924 for the coin. Provenance: found Southampton. An attractive and wearable brooch.

Copper-alloy, 2.93 grams, 32.48 mm. Circa 16th century AD. Of simple cast from with plain ward and curved, slightly ornamented bow. The shank with three-ring cast ornament. Reference: Michael J. Cuddeford Identifying Metallic Small Finds, page 52, number 9. A very good example. Provenance: found Yorkshire.

Lead, 30.29 grams, 27.44 mm. Circa 14th century AD. Cast with central hole and of shallow biconical form. Ornamented with a 'star' design formed from chevrons and pellets in relief to upper and lower surfaces. Reference: similar to Portable Antiquities Scheme number YORYM-15D424. Provenance: found South Yorkshire. An excellent example of an early whorl, with much white patina.

Copper-alloy, 145 grams, 49.13 mm. 12th-14th century AD. A robust casting comprising a long tubular socket with narrow collar and three rows of pyramidal spikes. Mounted on a short haft, the mace formed an impressive weapon for delivering blunt-trauma injuries. Reference: cf. the mace head from the Bank of England site in London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, p.75. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection, found near Heddingham Castle in the 1960's.

Copper-alloy, 24.83 grams, 78.61 mm long. Circa 15th century AD. The hollowed cylindrical shaft with a triple collar at the bow end and the bow of pierced lozenge form with a central cross. The single ward with two cut-outs. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue, plate xxix for similar examples. Very fine, with attractive patina. Provenance: found Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Copper-alloy, 0.81 grams, 23.60 mm. Circa 15th-16th century AD. A repoussé open-work bracteate in the form of a cross crosslet, the emblem of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre. This crusading chivalric order was founded by Godfrey de Bouillon in the First Crusade and was active in the eastern Mediterranean from the later 11th century into the 16th century, and was granted the island of Malta by the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V from 1530. The present piece has an additional cross crosslet motif lightly embossed in the upper surface. There is a trace of the attachment point on the reverse. Reference: Mitchener, M. Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, London, 1986 p.244 items 939-42. Good fine condition. Provenance: found near Sittingbourne, Kent, England.

Pewter, 4.21 grams, 66.71 mm tall. Triptych Leaf; circa 15th century AD. Comprising the left side leaf from a pilgrim triptych, complete with the two original hinge sleeves. In the form of a tall gothic 'window' with tracery and leaded glazing depicted on the internal face. Reference: Mitchiner Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, page 125 for another example and more information. A very rare form of pilgrim relic, in excellent condition. Found on the Thames foreshore at Billingsgate.

Silver, 1.04 grams; 10.96 mm. Circa 1650 A.D. A small silver ring, made to fit around the leg of a hunting hawk, most probably a Saker falcon or Goshawk. This would have been used to attach leather jesses to a hawk's legs when it was stationed on its block. This particular example is outstanding, as not only does it give to owners name, but also his heraldic crest, a scallop shell held between two fronds. Engraved around the perimeter is the owners name RAFE between to outward pointing arrows, possibly an derivation of the name Ralf. The superb execution of this item is indicative that it was proudly adorned by a hawk belonging to a person of high status, probably a Duke or Lord. This item has been viewed by Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance collections at the British Museum, where it has been disclaimed as potential treasure. Copies of the documentation from the British Museum and identification from the Portable Antiquities Scheme included in sale. Extremely Fine condition. Found Yorkshire, Ex. Brown Collection. Believed to be one of only six Vervals found in the UK and most in Museum collections.

Copper-alloy, 13.29 grams, 46.36 mm. Circa 12th century AD. Formed with two animal head terminals projecting from the circular frame; the frame having two small slots to the underside. Provenance: from Lincolnshire. Very fine and interesting.

Copper-alloy, 13.18 grams, 25.74 mm. 12th-13th century AD. A cast finial in the form of a helmetted male head. The face is stylized with pellet eyes and raised triangular nasal, pointed bearded chin, thick brow-band and forward-pointing conical helmet reminiscent of the 'Phrygian cap' and representing a later Norman style of helmet. Reference: Murawski, P.G. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003, p.344-5. Good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection.

Copper-alloy, enamel, 19.69 grams, 44.68 mm. 12th-13th century AD. A medieval plate-buckle with decorative enamel heraldic plate. The loop is kidney-shaped with a slightly thickened couch for the tongue which is formed from a short rectangular-section bar. The plate is folded to trap the belt-end between the two faces, and pierced with two rivets at the outer edge. The enamelled design on the outer face features a an advancing animal with one foreleg raised (passant in English heraldry), its powerful hips and shoulders emphasized. The beast is a griffin, having the body of a lion and the head of an eagle, with raised head and open mouth; the combination of strength, courage and aggression made it an appropriate symbol for warrior knights. Reference: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, plate LXXV no.1. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found West Stow, Suffolk, Norfolk in 1983.

Lead, 47.73 grams, 34.93 mm dia., approx 5 mm thickness. 1389-1404 AD. A lead seal from a document issued by Pope Boniface IX. The iconography of papal bullas has not altered since the time of Pope Pasquale II (1099-1118) - one face bears the name of the issuing Pope and the other the opposed profile heads of SS. Peter and Paul with a cruciform emblem between and a form of the identifying abbreviated legend SPESPA (Sanctus Petrus Sanctus Paulus 'Saint Peter, Saint Paul') on the other. The present example shows on the recto the two faces, heavily stylized, beneath the legend 'SPA:SPE'. On the verso is the legend 'BONI/FA[...]/PP VIIII' within a beaded border. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals, page 134-135. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Cambridgeshire.

Copper-alloy and enamel, 11.46 grams, 54.28 mm. 12th-13th century AD. A medieval figural mount in the form of a dished rectangular plate supporting a human bust. The face is executed in shallow relief with two roundel eyes, a piriform nose and elliptical mouth; the top and sides are covered by a cap or hood. The slender neck joins this to the plate, which represents a cloaked body and bears raised panels with traces of the yellow enamel surface intact. The plate is pierced by two holes for attachment rivets. Mounts of this kind were used on ecclesiastical items such as processional crosses, altar decorations and reliquary caskets, where they formed ornamental representations of saints and biblical figures. Limoges was the site of a very productive workshop creating enamelled liturgical items and especially reliquaries. Reference: Gauthier, M-M. & François, G. Catalogue International de l’Œuvre de Limoges, Paris, 1987. Fine condition. Provenance: found near Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England.

Copper-alloy, 4.56 grams, 21.05 mm across. Internal 18.60 mm [UK size Q 1/2, US size 8 1/2, Europe size 18.40]. Circa 7th century AD. The band of almost flat section, flaring out to the oval bezel. The bezel engraved with an Eagle, with spread wings. Extremely fine wearable condition. Found Eastern Europe, from an old English collection.

Lead, 41.44 grams, 39.93 mm dia, approx 4 mm thickness. 1243 - 1254 AD. A lead seal from a document issued by Pope Innocent IV. The iconography of papal bullas has not altered since the time of Pope Pasquale II (1099-1118) - one face bears the name of the issuing Pope and the other the opposed profile heads of SS. Peter and Paul with a cruciform emblem between and a form of the identifying abbreviated legend SPESPA (Sanctus Petrus Sanctus Paulus 'Saint Peter, Saint Paul') on the other. The present example shows on the recto the two faces, heavily stylized, beneath the legend '[S]PA:SPE'. On the verso is the legend 'INNO/CENTIVS/PPIIII' within a beaded border. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals page 134-135. Fine/very fine. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Lead, 52.93 grams, 40.78 mm dia, approx. 5mm thickness. 1513 - 1521 AD. A lead seal from a document issued by Pope Leo X, with the remains of the securing cords which attached it to the document still clearly visible. The iconography of papal bullas has not altered since the time of Pope Pasquale II (1099-1118) - one face bears the name of the issuing Pope and the other the opposed profile heads of SS. Peter and Paul with a cruciform emblem between and a form of the identifying abbreviated legend SPESPA (Sanctus Petrus Sanctus Paulus 'Saint Peter, Saint Paul') on the other. The present example shows on the recto the two faces executed in a slightly stylized manner within a beaded border under the legend 'PA.PE' written in two columns vertically. The verso bears the legend '[+]/LEO/PAP[A]/:X' within a pelleted border. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals page 134-135. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals page 134-135. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Lead, 44.40 grams, 33.99 mm dia, approx. 6mm thickness. 1492 to 1503 AD. A lead seal from a document issued by Pope Alexander VI, with the remains of the securing cords still clearly visible. The iconography of papal bullas has not altered since the time of Pope Pasquale II (1099-1118) - one face bears the name of the issuing Pope and the other the opposed profile heads of SS. Peter and Paul with a cruciform emblem between and a form of the identifying abbreviated legend SPESPA (Sanctus Petrus Sanctus Paulus 'Saint Peter, Saint Paul') on the other. The present example shows on the recto the two faces executed in a slightly stylized manner each within a beaded border and with a further beaded border surrounding the whole design. The legend appears to read 'P P' for Petrus Paulus. The legend on the verso reads '+/AL[E]/XAND[ER]/PAPA/VI'. The beaded border is present on less than half the circumference. The bulla is thicker on the top and left (recto) than on the bottom and right, due to poor placement of the blank lead disc within the jaws of the impressing vice. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals page 134-135. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Lead, 41.06 grams, 37.67 mm dia, approx 5mm thickness. 1676 - 1689 AD. A lead seal from a document issued by Pope Innocent XI, with the remains of the securing cords still clearly visible. The iconography of papal bullas has not altered since the time of Pope Pasquale II (1099-1118) - one face bears the name of the issuing Pope and the other the opposed profile heads of SS. Peter and Paul with a cruciform emblem between and a form of the identifying abbreviated legend SPESPA (Sanctus Petrus Sanctus Paulus 'Saint Peter, Saint Paul') on the other. The present example shows on the recto the faces executed in low relief in a realistic style with the cross element of the design on a raised median panel which accommodates the cord; the legend is partially visible in the upright of one letter 'P'. On the verso the text reads '+/INNO/[C]ENTIUS/PAPA/XI', the 'C' only partially visible due to the bulla having been struck a little asymmetrically. The beaded border to the text is present on about half the surface. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals page 134-135. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Lead, 51.46 grams, 39.85 dia, approx 5mm thickness. 1700 - 1721 AD. A lead seal from a document issued by Pope Clemens XI, the remains of the fabric cords which secured the seal to its document can be clearly seen. The iconography of papal bullas has not altered since the time of Pope Pasquale II (1099-1118) - one face bears the name of the issuing Pope and the other the opposed profile heads of SS. Peter and Paul with a cruciform emblem between and a form of the identifying abbreviated legend SPESPA (Sanctus Petrus Sanctus Paulus 'Saint Peter, Saint Paul') on the other. The present example shows on the recto the faces executed in low relief in a realistic style within a border of fine radiating lines, below the legend 'S.P', and on the verso the text '+/CLE/MENS/PAPA/XI'. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals page 134-135. Scratch to the image of St. Peter but otherwise the bulla is in very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Lead, 6.74 grams; 23.83 mm. Circa 14th-15th century AD. A round uniface token depicting a shield detailed with an orb marked with the letter H and mounted by a cross. The shield has small scroll motifs above and at both sides. A rare piece in very fine condition. Found Butler’s Wharf, London.