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LOT 2345
Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Knight Holding a Sword
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (12.6 grams, 28.3 mm).
With central motif of a figure in profile with a crown holding a sword aloft, enigmatic legend to the border '*LVHSTAVTHVT'.; supplied with an impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2345
Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Knight Holding a Sword
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Medieval Bronze Wine Barrel Tap Handle with Cockerel
14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Tapering spigot with a hole, handle formed as a cockerel in profile. 37.7 grams, 53 mm
Acquired early 2000s. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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Monumental Medieval Stone Gable from a Butress of York Minster Chapter House
England, York Minster Chapter House, circa 1280-1300 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved in low relief with blind tracery composed of an elongated trilobe on top of two pointed arches, also carved with trefoil cusps. 250 kg approximately, 103 cm including stand
Sold at York Minster Stone Auction, 20th February 2010, no.63. Accompanied by an original certificate of authenticity.
The buttresses of the chapter house were built primarily to support its very large wooden roof, and their innovative design has been much discussed for this and their role in the building's drainage system. York Minster is one of England's most interesting and significant buildings. The chapter house was begun in about 1280 as a centrally planned, octagonal structure, and it was constructed as a venue for the meeting of the members of the chapter. -
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Avice Daughter of Aelbel
Circa 1200-1300 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Pointed oval seal matrix with a pierced lug on the reverse; on the obverse, a central eight-rayed star with alternating long and short rays, the legend divided from the design by a thin line, surrounding inscription reading '+S'AVICIE F AELBEL' for 'seal of Avice, daughter of Aelbel'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 10.98 grams, 29 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Brookland, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-D8D01B.
Pointed oval seal matrices of this period frequently give the names of women or priests.
