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LOT 1365
Medieval and Later Lead Artefact Collection
13TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/4 - 2 3/4 in. (955 grams total, 20-71 mm).
A mixed group of lead artefacts comprising weights, spindle whorls and other items, including a head of Fred Archer, 'best all-round jockey'. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, UK.
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Large Italian Medieval Round Seal Matrix with Tree for Consulate d'Alio
14th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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. 13.5 grams, 28 mm
The 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. -
Medieval Gold Love Pendant
15th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
A bifacial gold bar bearing a heart-shaped polished garnet and a triangular panel of granulation to each face, albeit with alternate orientations; suspension loops to one long edge. 4.26 grams, 24 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Medieval Buckle Plate with Facing Lion
Circa 10th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
A flat-section copper-alloy buckle plate of rectangular form with rectangular loop, decoratively incised with a stylised lion standing facing; cracked. 12.14 grams, 41 mm
Acquired 1990s. English private collection. Property of an Essex gentleman.
