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LOT 1373
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
LARGE MEDIEVAL LEAD VESICA-SHAPED SEAL MATRIX FOR JOHN SON OF ANDREW
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (12.4 grams, 34 mm).
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (12.4 grams, 34 mm).
With central floral motif, legend to the border '+ S' IONIS . FIL. ANDREE' (seal of John son of Andrew); raised chevrons to the reverse and lobe for piercing. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
FOOTNOTES:
The spelling 'Andree' may reflect 'Andreæ' the genitive singular of Andrea, a female name.
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