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LOT 1658
Medieval Bronze '+ CREDE FLORE' Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.97 grams, 28 mm).
With incuse fleur-de-lys motif, legend to border '+ CREDE FLORE' (trust the flower). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
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LOT 1658
Medieval Bronze '+ CREDE FLORE' Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Medieval Prophet Cutting from an Illustrated Manuscript
Florence, Italy, circa 1470 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Discoid glazed mount with tiered profile, painted miniature of an Old Testament prophet with epigraphic scroll and incomplete Latin inscription reciting 'Hic e Deus tuus..et non estimavi ali...ac illus' [He is your God...and I did not estimate other...and He...' 57 grams, 11.4 cm
Private collection, Tuscany, inherited, 1969. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12059-217465.
The illumination is from a cutting of dismembered codex, likely representing a book of the Old Testament. In 15th century North Italy there were proficient artists realising images on vellum, like the Master of Murano Gradual (active between 1430-1460). The miniature represents an Eastern Prophet, dressed with turban and long coat, maybe Ezekiel, or Abacuc, or even Moses, a prophet linked with the prophecies related to the Messiah. -
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of Merchant John Catfield
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Discoid base with geometric merchant's mark on a foliage field, beaded border and legend 'S' IOhIS CATFELT' (seal of John [of] Catfield); stem and lug absent. 11.7 grams, 22 mm
Found Hingham, Norfolk, UK, in 2017. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no. NMS-17A6B8. -
Medieval Bronze Portable Mirror Case
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Hinged at one edge, with punched triangular markings in curved bands. 14.4 grams, 43 mm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
