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LOT 2198
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix Collection
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/8 in. (55.5 grams total, 26-36 mm).
Comprising two discoid and two vesica-shaped examples; legends include: '*S' IOHEREIHESTEPHHAM', '*S'MARCH[...]WANIE', 'S'SVLVE[..]RICLVD[...]', '+S'AVG'TINI[.]WILLI', each with an impression. [4]
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
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LOT 2198
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix Collection
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of William Son of Ansell
Circa 1200-1300 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Circular seal matrix with an eight-pointed star or flower as the central device, surrounded by a retrograde legend reading '+S'WILL'I FIL' ANSELLI-' with the final symbol being a place filler, translating to 'seal of William son of Ansell', the reverse with an incomplete suspension lug and an inked collector's note; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 14.7 grams total, 28 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Brookland, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-FAD34F. -
Medieval Bronze Ring Brooch Group
Circa 13th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising an annular ring brooch with twisted body, rectangular with sword-shaped pin, annular with flat body and legend 'AVE MARI', annular with a sword-shaped pin. 6.56 grams total, 14-25 mm
Ex retired East Anglian school teacher, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 1960s-1980s. -
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Medieval Stone Panel with The Entombment of Christ
England, Nottingham Alabaster, Midlands, circa 1440-1460 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
High-relief carving depicting a figural scene: nimbate Mary Magdalene crouching at bottom left, extending her hand with one braid of her hair towards the extended right hand of a supine Christ resting on a rectangular tomb; robed figure of Joseph of Arimathea to the right with a lantern at his feet, supporting the folded knees of the supine figure; on a wooden base with framed and felt-covered board to the rear. 5.75 kg, 36 cm high
Joanna Booth, London, UK, 2011. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13524-262844.
The entombment of Christ is a widely interpreted topic in the religious art of the Middle Ages: the scene always includes the presence of Mary Magdalene holding the hand of Christ and Joseph of Arimathea, who, according to the Gospel of John (XIX, 38-42), placed Jesus in his own unused tomb.
