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LOT 2168
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Monogram and Inscription
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (25.1 grams, 26 mm).
Comprising: faceted shank with median bulb and piercing; upper face with merchant's mark or monogram; lower face with similar in a circular border with legend 'pietet + Groudib' with fronds.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Pateman, B., Collecting Seals, London, 2008, p.104, item 30.
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LOT 2168
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Monogram and Inscription
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) ‡+BP*
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Large Medieval Silver Signet Ring with Trees
Pre-1450 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With broad carinated hoop and discoid bezel; each facet of the hoop with niello-inlaid legend 'Arter D'Aielo'; trefoil to each spandrel; bezel with central motif of three trees within a circular border with Lombardic script legend 'X S' Den . Pere . Iohan' (seal of Denis, father of John); supplied with an old collector's record card. 12.84 grams, 25.24 mm overall, 20.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original 1970s-1980s typed collector's card. -
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix Blank Group
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two masters for the production of blank seals, one a vesica-shaped piece with fleur-de-lys motif, the other a disc with similar motif and casting lug. 35.3 grams total, 31-32 mm
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Large Medieval Limoges Enamelled Gilt Bronze Saint
Late 12th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Comprising a flat, tongue-shaped body with a segmented surface with remains of blue and red enamel; above, the head modelled in the half-round with short curly hair, round eyes and a flat nose; two rivet-holes to the body. 41.5 grams, 92 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
