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LOT 0421
Large 'Thames' Charles I Period Lead Seal Pair
DATED 1633 A.D.
2 3/8 - 2 3/4 in. (13.9 grams total, 62-71 mm).
Two halves of a flat lead-alloy seal, one with advancing cockerel and legend to the rim 'WALTER NICKOLES MAKING', the other with sun-in-splendour motif and legend 'COXALL 100 BAYES 1633'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa mid 1980s.
Property of an Essex collector.
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Tudor Period Bronze Signet Ring with Crowned Heart
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With a D-section hoop supporting an ellipsoid bezel with a crowned heart with laurel wreath below. 3.96 grams, 19.90 mm overall, 15.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
The laurel wreath is a symbol of glory, whereas the heart represents love, and the crown denotes loyalty.