Medieval Buckles and Medieval Buckle Plates for sale
At the beginning of medieval England buckles were of ring shape with a plain design. Circa 1250 A.D. medieval buckle designs started to become a bit more elaborate consisting of highly decorated buckle plates and shaped buckles. Please find below current selection of Medieval Buckles and Medieval Buckle Plates for sale.
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| | Medieval 'Annular' Buckle 022730 | Medieval 'Annular' Buckle Copper-alloy, 20.78 grams, 55.80 mm. Circa 13th-14th century AD. A cast copper-alloy buckle formed as a round-section ring with transverse bar, with six stylised knots placed equidistantly around the upper face. Reference: cf. annular buckles in Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 115-1450, London, 2002 fig.220, 345, 376. Fine condition. Provenance: found Basildon, Essex, UK. | £25.00  |  |
| | Medieval 'Arrowhead' Buckle 023099 | Medieval 'Arrowhead' Buckle Copper-alloy and iron, 10.81 grams, 41.26 mm. 12th-14th century AD. A cast copper-alloy buckle formed as a D-shaped plate with overlapping ends to the rear, pinched and overlapped. The plate bears three bilinear 'arrowhead' designs on the upper surface. The remains of the iron pin can be seen at the rear junction and on the flat loop. Reference: Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450, Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 3, London, 2002 p.90. Fine condition. Provenance: found Nottinghamshire, UK. | £60.00 |  |
| | Medieval 'Stamped' Plate Buckle 022768 | Medieval 'Stamped' Plate Buckle Copper-alloy, 8.31 grams, 44.50 mm. Circa 15th century AD. A copper-alloy belt or harness buckle with trapezoidal loop and flat-section wire tongue, the separate plate attached to the rear bar of the loop. The plate is stamped with a series of five minims, the end ones offset slightly above and below the line respectively, imitating blackletter script (e.g. 'um' or 'imi'). On the rear edge of the plate are placed two attachment rivets. Reference: Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002 items 439, 441, 465. Very fine condition, complete with rivets. Provenance: found Cambridgeshire, England. | £60.00 |  |
| | Medieval 'Heraldic Lions' Fitting 020277 | Medieval 'Heraldic Lions' Fitting Copper-alloy, 7.35 grams, 42.24 mm. 12th-15th century AD. A flat rectangular sheet pierced at the lower corners for attachment and with two straps emerging from the upper edge (to form a hinge?). The design comprises a cartouche within which are two opposed advancing lions with erect tails and a single disc face. Reference: cf. geometric mount in Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003 item M09-0125. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Wirral, Cheshire, England. | £90.00 |  |
| | | Early Medieval 'Strap End' Buckle 014441 | Early Medieval 'Strap End' Buckle Copper-alloy, 10.78 grams, 46.03 mm long. Early medieval; circa 12th century AD. A complete example of an early medieval strap end buckle, with plate bow and pin all preserved. The plate having a simple border line decoration with traces of gilding and three rivets; two for attaching the bow and the third to affix the buckle to a leather strap. The simple bow and pin are fully functional. Good very fine condition. | £45.00 |  |
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