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LOT 2085
Georgian Bronze Seal Matrix with Rampant Lion
18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.38 grams, 25 mm).
Discoid with trefoil handle and knop finial, underside with an intaglio motif of a rampant lion; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom continental Europe.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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