14th century AD. A silver-gilt belt garniture comprising: seventeen belt-stiffeners, each a bulb with fleur-de-lys to each side; tongue-shaped strap end with recessed panel, advancing three-legged bird over a scrolled tendril motif; rectangular buckle plate with D-shaped hinged loop and tongue, opposed pair of three-legged birds flanking a fleur-de-lys. 175 grams total, 3.8-13.4cm (1 1/2 - 5 1/4"). From the property of an Essex private collector; acquired in the early 1990s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10383-169092.[19]