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LOT 2222
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Madonna and Child
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (10.1 grams, 29 mm).
With pierced trefoil finial, ellipsoid seal with foliage and an arch over seated female with infant on her lap, kneeling supplicant and tree with clusters of pellets; supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2222
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Madonna and Child
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 John Son of Robert
Circa 1200-1300 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The majority of a seal matrix with a stylised fleur-de-lis within a pointed oval on the obverse, surrounded by an inscription reading 'SIGIL' [...]hI' F' ROB :' for 'seal of [John] son of Robert', the O and B ligated, remains of a lug on the reverse and an inked collector's note; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 13.5 grams, 28 mm
Found 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-C1ECD3. -
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Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Rampant Lion
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £110
Heater-shaped with lion rampant on red enamelled background. 10.54 grams, 32.7 mm
Ex Graham Slater collection, Cambridge, 1980s-1990s. -
Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Cockerel of Simon Fleming
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With central cockerel motif and legend to the border '*S' SIMONIS FLEMING' (seal of Simon Fleming); supplied with an impression. 5.73 grams, 20.21 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
