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LOT 0286
English Medieval Heraldic Chessman Type Tax Collector's Seal Matrix for Customs Duty on Cloth
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (28.1 grams, 37 mm).
A bronze chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil finial; hatched field with reserved heater shield bearing a Lombardic capital 'G', band to the rim with incuse legend "* S' : CVSTVME : PANNORVM:".
ProvenanceThe Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s.
Found Romney Marsh, Kent, UK, on Monday 1st December 2008 by Graham Collard.
Matrix Collection catalogue no.4604.
Many of the seals within the collection were published in a book titled 'The Matrix Collection', by David Morris in 2012.
Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.
Accompanied by a copy of the UK Detector Finds Database record entry no.16201.
The seal relates to the payment of duty (custume) on imported cloth, and was presumably used by a customs official.
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LOT 0286
English Medieval Heraldic Chessman Type Tax Collector's Seal Matrix for Customs Duty on Cloth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman. -
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Medieval Artefact Collection
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A mixed group of artefacts including buckles, a knife pommel, clothes clasps, furniture fittings, quillon and others. 97 grams total, 16-76 mm
Fair condition.
Found Norfolk, UK, before 2001. Private collection of Mr M.H., Norfolk, UK. -
English Medieval Silver Chessman Type Seal Matrix for Christine de Wattone
Early 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
A substantial silver chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil finial, four points close to the rim for alignment; central cinquefoil with pointillé edges, groups of three pellets between petals, border with Lombardic script legend '* SIGILLVM : CHRISTINE DE WATTONE' (seal of Christine of Watton). 14.7 grams, 24 mm
The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Found at the village of Repps-with-Bastwick near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK, before 20 February 1996. Anonymous vendor, Phillips, 20 February 1996, lot 12. Matrix Collection catalogue no.0193. Many of the seals within the collection were published in a book titled 'The Matrix Collection', by David Morris in 2012. Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.
The market town of Watton is sited in Norfolk and, during the pre-Conquest reign of Edward the Confessor, supported two manors.
