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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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