Superb and extremely rare copper alloy vervelle from the end of the 13th century, complete and in a very very good state of preservation! This is not an excavation piece! There are beautiful remains o[...]
Medieval zoomorphic object: bird.Gilded copper alloy.Ca 15th century.Very beautiful object, the bird is stylized and the head acts as a hanging hole, so it can be worn as a pendant.38 x 41 mm Poids :[...]
Very important Chancay 50/40 cushion it represents a head symbolized by the eyes, the nose and the mouth. A crown and a beard in bronze plate, veil and ropes
With a beautiful patina and gilding on the head and mantle. Formerly part of a reliquary box, these appliques in the shape of toy-like figures were known in France as poupées. Condition: see photos Fr[...]
Rare and in very good condition. Based on an interlaced pattern, Dark green patina. Condition: see pictures. Hinge and retaining plate present. Iron pin missing. Dimensions: 25x26 mm. Found in the Tou[...]
High-era terracotta floor tile Very beautiful enamelled vestige representing racing animals Brown and yellow enamels Can be presented on a base Free and insured shipping in mainland France
Very elaborate decoration in gilded and silvered bronze.
Floral and geometrical design. Probably part of an armor strap fitting and of continental European manufacture.
Dimensions: 4x4 cm.
A nice bone strap-end. Good condition!A nice article about organic buckles and strap-ends:https://sagy.vikingove.cz/en/organic-belt-buckles-and-strap-ends/
A Zoomorphic Bronze Buckle From The Early Middle Ages 11th-12th Century With a fantastic green patina. Rare! In the Romanesque style Length: 2.5 cm
Found in Rochester, Kent (UK)
7th-8th century AD Silver belt buckle with enamel with rectangular body and integrated fastening loop, relief figure of a stylized winged horse (Pegasus) on the plate. For a comparable example in bron[...]
A rare figurative fibula from the early Middle Ages and filled with dark red glass paste in the shape of a crescent. The dating is: 875-1000 AD Condition: see photos, Dimensions: 2.3 cm A similar piec[...]
Extremely rare pewter SPOON with a circular “rat tail” spoon decorated with a row of angled pearls, with a diamond-shaped end.
Length: 16.3 cm
WEST OF EUROPE, End of the 15th or beginning of the 1[...]
A very beautiful 10-th-11th century A.D. A gilt bronze disc brooch with seven radiating lobes or lugs to the rim; each lug with inset of blue, black and white enamel (one partly remains and one missin[...]
Castle: is probably a reference to Blanche of Castile, diameter: 16mm
Blanche of Castile (4 March 1188 – 27 November 1252) was Queen of France by marriage to Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice d[...]
A very rare fibula in mint condition except for (usually) missing iron pin on the back.
Dimensions: 13x14m.m.
The fibula comes from an old collection in the Netherlands and was found in France
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A annular brooch ring linking 6 integral hemispherical bosses each decorated with multiple rounded indentations. Tapering D-section pin with 3 transverse grooves near the loop.
Very good condition
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A large two-part tongue-shaped buckle crudely engraved with a fantastical beast motif. The composition of this beast echoes prehistoric cave paintings or the compositions of the chalk hills of the Uni[...]
Stunning, very large and curious medieval terracotta pitcher, with relief pastillage lines and painted green crest on each side. Excavation patina with significant traces of concressions inside the co[...]
Very old jug, certainly Medieval, rough decor of two tones blue and plum, rather light in relation to its mass, height 26.5 cm, diameter of the base 9.8 cm, diameter at the widest 17 cm. State: lack o[...]
The border of the ink pot is decorated with a broad band of interlacing plants. The object was supposed to have a cover, still lost to date. The interior of the ink pot contains a lead container f[...]
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