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LOT 0287
English Medieval Silver Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for Tailor Roger Simion
CIRCA 1290-1340 A.D. OR LATER
1 1/4 in. (14.4 grams, 33 mm).
A silver vesica-shaped seal matrix with strap and pierced lug to the reverse; incuse motif of a pair of shears between two small fleurs-de-lys; Lombardic script legend within borders '* S' ROGER · SIMION' (seal of Roger Simion).
Provenance
The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s.
Matrix Collection catalogue no.0310.
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.
Footnotes
The shears in the design may indicate that Roger was a tailor.
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LOT 0287
English Medieval Silver Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for Tailor Roger Simion
Sold for (Inc. bp): £819
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