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LOT 1935
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Bird
ENGLAND, 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.58 grams, 20 mm).
Discoid in plan with faceted shank and pierced lug finial; central image of a bird advancing left with one wing raised above the back; legend to the border: '*PRIVE SV' ('I am private'); supplied wih an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Ravensden, Bedfordshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BH-D78F26.
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LOT 1935
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Bird
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Sun Motif
14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a D-section shank with stud to the underside, drum-shaped bezel with impressed central starburst. 11.49 grams, 26.04 mm overall, 19.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Medieval Silver-Gilt Betrothal Ring
15th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Featuring a fluted band with a crowned heart flanked by roses. 6.18 grams, 23.84 mm overall, 19.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Acquired on the European art market. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with a punched-point border. 0.65 grams, 20 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD.
