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LOT 1805
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Fleur-de-Lys
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (2.44 grams, 13 mm).
Discoid with loop to the reverse, the matrix with a fleur-de-lys flanked by two birds. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.
From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000.
Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1805
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Fleur-de-Lys
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Medieval Bronze Ring with ECHO
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a slender hoop with raised plaque at the base of the hoop, raised lentoid bezel inscribed with 'ECHO', hatching beneath the bezel. 4.50 grams, 25.54 mm overall, 17.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Stamped Lead Ingot Group
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Each ellipsoid in plan and slightly curved with circular punchmarks to the obverse. 645 grams total, 68-93 mm
Ex Burwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval and Other Bronze Artefact Collection
12th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: a seal matrix with trilobed handle with initials 'PEE' or 'PFE'; a spur rowel fragment; thee buckle frames; an oval belt mount; a clothing fastener with swirling foliage; a large buckle frame and plate; an oval buckle with forked spacer; a fragment of a buckle frame with hatched decoration; two cooking vessel legs; lead bag seal inscribed 'SPILL...ERS' and 'NEWCAS' to one side, the other side with 'PATE'; a pierced lead disc; a buckle loop formed as two animals biting the crossbar; a book clasp with fleur-de-lis; a furniture fitting with a facing head with sun burst behind; a lead-alloy harness boss with a twelve-petalled flower. 426 grams total including document, 16-95 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. Eighteen objects with record sheets by Jim Halliday. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
N.B. This lot is for UK purchase only.
