Excessively Rare Medieval 'Sir Steven Barret' Heraldic Rampant Lion Pendant
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.