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LOT 2160
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix for Lambert
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (7.47 grams, 17 mm).
With short bulbous shank, loop and broad disc below, central rosette motif and legend to order '+ S’ LANBERT HELOC'; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2160
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix for Lambert
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) ‡+BP*
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Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Isabel
Circa 1150-1300 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Vesica-shaped seal matrix with a fleur-de-lis in relief on the reverse, the obverse with a central design of multiple triangles created from six lines, inscription surrounding and reading 'S' ISABEL [ ] F' IOHIS'; inked collector's note on the reverse, accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 6.87 grams, 33 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, 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-368062. -
Medieval Bronze Incense Burner
Germany, circa 1200 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Hollow-formed two-part casting; base cup-shaped with basal ring and six radiating flanges with nimbate figures between, three rings to the rim; cover of similar shape with rings and flanges, openwork interstitial panels each with a tall standing figure beside a shorter one with vegetation, at the apex a slotted tube and knop finial. 686 grams total, 15.3 cm high
Collection of Melissa Minervino Gabardi (1943-2021), Milan. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13510-262838.
Since early Christian times, the burning of incense during church services has symbolised prayers rising to heaven, which was particularly visible in the Eastern Liturgy. The censer's architectural form is enriched by the animal and human figures that adorn its surface. -
Very Large Heavy Medieval Bronze Strap End with Saint Christopher
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Lyre-shaped strap end with foliage finial, a low-relief figure of standing Saint Christopher holding a staff and carrying a child Christ on his shoulders, rectangular finial with engraved geometric motif-possibly a letter. 53.6 grams, 93 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
