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LOT 2174
Medieval Bronze 'THINK OF ME' Round Seal Matrix with Perching Bird
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.89 grams, 20.3 mm).
With a central perching bird motif, border with legend '* PENSET DE MOY' (think of me); supplied with an impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2174
Medieval Bronze 'THINK OF ME' Round Seal Matrix with Perching Bird
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Very Large Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of Augustus of Lincoln
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Opening Bid: £125
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Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
'Augutus' is a copying error for 'Augustus'
