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LOT 2243
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of William
14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (7.48 grams, 23 mm).
Comprising a short handle with a collar and a suspension loop, a circular die with a central bird with long head plumes, surrounded by an inscription reading '+S' GVILL'DV_OT+*' for 'seal of William of [placename illegible]; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound 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-D83FAA.
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LOT 2243
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of William
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Richard Son of Henry
Circa 1200-1350 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Circular seal matrix with remains of suspension lug on the reverse; on the front, a central eight-pointed star surrounded by a legend starting at twelve o'clock and running retrograde, reading '+S'RICARDI.F'hENR' translating as 'seal of Richard, son of Henry'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.18 grams, 24 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Old Romney, 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-C0BF0D. -
Medieval Iron Knife with Saints Engraved on the Bronze Pommel
Circa 15th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Narrow single-edged blade with curved back and integral bolster; flared scale-tang hilt with integral finial and hatched detailing to upper and lower faces; finial with facing nimbate figure on a hatched field to both faces. 18.57 grams, 16.4 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Large Medieval Ornate Bronze Door Key with Zoomorphs
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a tubular-section shank with hatched ornament, circular bow with lateral bird-heads to the rear, large rectangular bit with clefts and grooved wards. 45.2 grams, 77 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. From an extensive collection of large medieval keys; the property of a Kent, UK gentleman.
