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LOT 0402
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix of Thomas Le Deve
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.07 grams, 33 mm).
With loop to the reverse, lion passant and Lombardic script legend between pelletted bands: '+ S' THOME[L]EDEVE /:' (seal of Thomas Le Deve').
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 0402
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix of Thomas Le Deve
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for Henry of Thorp
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With central St. Michael slaying the dragon with cross-topped lance motif motif, pelletted border and legend '+ S' HENRICI DE THOR[P]' (seal of Henry of Thorp); strap and loop to the reverse. 12.4 grams, 32 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
The placename may be Thorpe Market, Norfolk. -
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Medieval Silver Round Seal Matrix with Sleeping Lion
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Discoid plaque with strap and loop to the reverse; central motif of flowers and a sleeping lion within a pelletted border; legend: '* S' BRIEN . MACTAYG . YBRIEYN'. 6.8 grams, 21 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
An interesting example of an Irish personal name. -
Medieval Bronze and Other Artefact Group
Circa 14th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: a ceramic head; a bronze cross pendant; lead musket balls; a bronze pin; a furniture fitting; mounts and others. 584 grams total, 12-97 mm
Acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
