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LOT 1289
Medieval and Other Lead Artefact Group
15TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/2 - 1 5/8 in. (1.35 kg total, 13-41 mm).
A mixed group of lead artefacts mainly comprising spindle whorls, bag seals, seals and weights. [98, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, Suffolk, Tyne and Wear, UK.
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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. -
Romantic French Medieval Vesica-Shaped 'Love Conquers Everything' Seal Matrix
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
A bronze vesica-shaped seal matrix with vertical strap and loop to the reverse; incuse motif of a bush and two perching birds, probably representing doves; legend to the edge within pointillé borders '* AMOR VINCIT OMNIA :·' (love conquers all). 13.2 grams, 35 mm
The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Acquired Libert, October 2008, lot 269. Matrix Collection catalogue no.2540. 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.
Birds, especially doves, have long been associated with romance and love. -
Large French Medieval Round 'Wild Bull of Cumis' Seal Matrix
Early 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
A substantial bronze discoid seal matrix with strap and loop to the reverse; central incuse motif of a bull passant gardant with war hammer below, border with pointillé edges and enigmatic Lombardic script legend '·+· S' FERA bOVIS D'CVMIS' (seal of the wild bull of Cumis). 20.5 grams 32 mm
The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s. Matrix Collection catalogue no.1111. Many of the seals within the collection were published in a book titled 'The Matrix Collection', by David Morris in 2012.