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LOT 1969
Medieval Bronze Key
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (14.3 grams, 97 mm).
Push-key type comprising an oval looped bow with two pairs of lateral loops, lentoid-section shank with lateral casting seams, square bit with cruciform void, three of the four corners opened. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Pall, M., Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, items 258, 2896, 6500, 6234, for type.
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Vellum leaf with dense bastarda script in two blocks to each page; decorated versals in red with blue detailing; historiated capital 'U' with nimbate robed figure bearing a scroll; text from the Book of Amos (red text 'incipit liber Amos prophete'). 0.99 grams, 14.7 x 10.6 cm
Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Gold Ring with Crystal Cabochon
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Round-section hoop supporting a conical cell with inset rock crystal cabochon. 1.62 grams, 21.13 mm overall, 15.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Mask
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Central facing grotesque mask with beard and cap on a foliage panel; legend to the border '* SIGILLVM NVLLVM TALE' (no such seal); supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.65 grams, 19 mm
Found near Finningham, Suffolk, Essex. Property of an Essex gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
