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LOT 0297
Large Italian Medieval Round Seal Matrix with Tree for Consulate d'Alio
14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (13.5 grams, 28 mm).
A bronze discoid seal matrix with strap and pierced lug to the reverse; central incuse motif of an uprooted tree; border with poinitllé edges and incuse text "+ S' DEL COSOLAT DALIO :' (seal of the consulate of Alio); Italian workmanship.
ProvenanceThe Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s.
Ex Du Cogner Archives, published 1940, no.12.
Matrix Collection catalogue no.1112.
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 relevant catalogue and title pages from: Chappee, J., Archives Du Cogner, Le Mans, 1940.
Chappee, J., Archives Du Cogner, Le Mans, 1940, item 12 - Sceau du consolat d'Alio.
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LOT 0297
Large Italian Medieval Round Seal Matrix with Tree for Consulate d'Alio
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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