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Large French Armorial Seal Matrix for Jean du Buisson Large French Armorial Seal Matrix for Jean du Buisson Large French Armorial Seal Matrix for Jean du Buisson
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LOT 0349

Large French Armorial Seal Matrix for Jean du Buisson

DATED 1617 A.D.

1 3/8 in. (26.2 grams, 36 mm).

A bronze discoid seal matrix with hinged flap to the reverse pierced near the edge; incuse heraldic design comprising a heater shield, helmet with foliage mantle and oak-tree crest; the shield with three fields (i) an empty tomb with cross potent emerging from the centre (ii) three cinquefoils (iii) two fish addorsed; concentric multilinear borders with legend in block capitals '· SEEL · IEAN · DV · BVISSON · 1617' (seal of Jean du Buisson) and scroll detail to the ends.

Provenance

The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s.
Matrix Collection catalogue no.5918.
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

Jean du Buisson, baron of Beauteville, married Jeanne de Lavenson de la Loubière in 1617 and died in 1634.

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LOT 0349

Large French Armorial Seal Matrix for Jean du Buisson

Sold for (Inc. bp): £676

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