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LOT 1822
Medieval Bronze Ring with Standing Knight
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.69 grams, 20.68 mm overall, 17.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Octagonal bezel with incuse standing figure in surcoat and helm. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 596, for type.
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Medieval Silver-Gilt 'Believe Me' Seal Matrix Cap
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Displaying an embossed bird within a roundel, Latin inscription '+ CREDE : MIChI' ('Believe Me') surrounding; the side edge inscribed 'GRADEMARI[A]'. 0.95 grams, 12 mm
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A wide range of people would have used a seal, from the monarch to small landowners and tradespeople, anyone with a need for business or legal documents. Individuals had personal seals, but seals were also used by official bodies such as town corporations, trade and religious guilds, cathedrals, abbeys and monasteries, having religious inscriptions like in this one.
