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LOT 1402
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 - 3 1/2 in. (160 grams total, 60-89 mm).
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental and practical shaping. [5]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1402
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Chessman matrix with tapering shank, gusseted collar, openwork trefoil and loop above; escutcheon with Mary and Infant Jesus and kneeling supplicant within a rosette; legend to the border 'MARCVS MAT[..]VS LVCAS IOHNIS' (Mark, Matthew, Luke, John). 29.8 grams, 41 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Large Medieval Lead Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix Daughter of John at the Fen
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With central fleur-de-lys motif, legend to the border '+ S' AGNET : FIL': IOH'IS ; ATTE FEN' (seal of Agnes/Agnetha, daughter of John at the Fen). 18.4 grams, 37 mm
Found Norfolk, Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. Accompanied by an old Norfolk Castle Museum record slip. -
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Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Circa 15th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. 125 grams total, 48-70 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
