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LOT 1941
Medieval Bronze Ring with Bird
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.01 grams, 21.78 mm overall, 17.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
With a slender D-section hoop, bezel with a ropework border and intaglio motif of a bird in flight. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Framed Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Sare Daughter of Sare
13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Vesica-shaped and fitted with attachment loop, legend in Latin script around a stylised bird, reading 'S. SARE FIL.SARE' i.e. 'SEAL OF SARE DAUGHTER OF SARE', a stylised flower to the reverse. 136 grams, 17 x 13 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
The lady of a wealthy family of merchants would have had her own small seal used for sealing her private letters, and the design of the matrix would have reflected this. On the vesica seals the legend around the border usually started at 12 o'clock position with a cross or a star (like here) and the word sigillum (seal) often indicated only by the letter S. Then, normally, the name of the owner and the one of the parent, after the letter F. (FILIUS or FILIA = son or daughter).
