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LOT 2167
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix for Robert De Rae
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (11.7 grams, 23 mm).
Hexagonal in plan with faceted bulb and pierced knop finial; incuse image of a ship with rigged mast, legend to border 'S' Roberti de Rae' with an ornamental x at the end (seal of Robert of Rae); with an old collector's slip.
ProvenanceFound in Lincolnshire, UK.
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
Cf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 4 - Finds Identified, Witham, 2000, p.28, fig.17, for type.
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LOT 2167
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix for Robert De Rae
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) ‡+BP*
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