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LOT 1288
English Medieval Oval-Shaped Seal Matrix for William of Thornton
EARLY 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12.8 grams, 25 mm).
A bronze ellipsoid seal matrix with pierced quatrefoil finial; incuse motif of Mary seated with infant Jesus on her lap, star above her shoulder, kneeling robed and tonsured figure beside her with hand raised in prayer; Lombardic script legend to the border with beaded bands '* S' WILL'I DE ThORNTONE' (seal of William of Thornton).
ProvenanceThe Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s.
Matrix Collection catalogue no.909.
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.
Thornton is a village in West Yorkshire, close to the city of Bradford and mentioned in Domesday Book; it was where the Brontë sisters spent their early lives before moving to Haworth.
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LOT 1288
English Medieval Oval-Shaped Seal Matrix for William of Thornton
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Medieval Decorated Bone Artefact
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A bone item, likely the hilt of a knife, composed of a slightly tapering cuboid body with a thin piece of bone sandwiched between the two halves, one face ornamented with ring-and-dot motifs along the length of the body, crosses formed at regular intervals, one face with diagonal hatching, one face with columns composed of ring-and-dot motifs, one face with vertical hatching. 19.77 grams, 70 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Private collection of the late Alison Barker, a retired London barrister.
The careful repairs in antiquity suggest that this item was greatly treasured by its owner. -
Medieval Marble Bust of Emperor Constantine
14th-16th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
A marble bust of Emperor Constantine with the hair formed as large lank curls; narrow face with large almond-shaped eyes and broad mouth; face reworked from an earlier late medieval head; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.3 kg total, 30 cm high including stand
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11660-199347. -
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Medieval 'Thames' Wine Tavern Token
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
A lead-alloy bifacial token with on one face a hatched sexfoil rosette within a pelletted border, and the other two opposed birds supporting a processional cross. 0.84 grams, 16 mm
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK. Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
Tokens of this type were used in taverns and similar establishments.
