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LOT 1859
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix Pair
14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (15.4 grams total, 21 mm each).
One with incuse squirrel motif; the other with a bird of prey seizing a smaller bird, accompanied by the legend 'ALAS IE SV PRIS' for 'Alas, I am caught'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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