Bidspirit auction | Medieval Heraldic 'Paray-le-Monial Family' Horse

Medieval Heraldic 'Paray-le-Monial Family' Horse Harness Pendant - 13th-14th century AD A bronze heater-shaped harness pendant and suspension bar, with reserved profile bird advancing on a red enamel field with green enamelled foliage, two red enamelled rosettes; the blazon `Or a peacock in his pride azure, beaked and membered gules`. 14 grams, 57mm (2 1/4”). Fine condition. Provenance Property of a Nottinghamshire collector; acquired in the 1980s. Literature See Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002 for discussion.