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LOT 1934
Medieval Bronze Chess Piece Type Seal Matrix with Clasped Hands
14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.96 grams, 17 mm).
Chessman-type seal with clasped hands to the tondo, border with 'PRIVE SV' (I am private) legend. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, collector.
LiteratureCf. Pateman, B., Collecting Seals, London, 2008, p.74.
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LOT 1934
Medieval Bronze Chess Piece Type Seal Matrix with Clasped Hands
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