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LOT 1740
Medieval Bronze Ecclesiastical Seal Matrix
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY AD
1 in. (12 grams, 27.6 mm).
Chessman type with pierced trefoil finial, motif of nimbate St Mary Magdalene holding aloft her identifying attribute, the pot of salve with which she anointed Christ's feet, surrounding Lombardic script legend '*MARIAM AGDALE (sic)'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, no.WMID-C5F210, for a close parallel.
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Medieval Henry II Period 'Aubigny Family, Chief Butlers of England' Heraldic Gilt Bronze Strap Fitting
Plantagenet, 1154-1189 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Rectangular plaque with three columns of attachment holes, most with rivet in situ; heraldry of two reserved lions in profile each with hatched neck and body on an (originally enamelled) field; a rare survival of a heraldic object from this early period. 17.44 grams, 45 mm
Acquired 1990 with inventory no.90.91 and cat.582. From an important London, UK, collection, in the late 1990s. Property of a South West London academic since circa 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by heraldry specialist Dr Paul A. Fox, FSA. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge Collection
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: ring-brooch fragment with trefoils and other details; Mary and infant Jesus sitting on a hatched field; double-loop with pellet detail; openwork rosette with trefoils. 9.32 grams total, 27-35 mm
Ex European collection. Ex Suffolk, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix for John Son of Richard
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Vesica-shaped with a low-relief fleur-de-lis to the reverse, obverse with central fleur-de-lis and legend surrounding reading '+S' IOHE FIL RIC -I' for 'seal of John son of Richard'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.87 grams, 32 mm
From the collection of Paul Moore, West Sussex, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by an old laminated dealer's ticket. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
