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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 Bronze Garter Hook Collection
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Set in a glazed wooden frame, comprising fifteen dress hooks with decorative panels, including floral, bust, and cross motifs. 750 grams total, 25.3 x 25.3 cm
Ex A.G. collection, West Midlands, UK. -
Medieval Bronze Buckle Ring with 'Mother of God, Remember Me'
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular-section band formed as a tied buckle, legend 'MATER DEI MEMANTO MEI' to the obverse. 3.54 grams, 20.08 mm overall, 16.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s. From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent.
The legend on the exterior of the hoop reads 'MATER DEI MEMANTO MEI', a common prayer to the Virgin, 'Mother of God, remember me', and a common medieval misspelling of 'MEMENTO'. -
Medieval Silver-Gilt Iconographic Ring
Continental Europe, 15th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Heater shield to each keeled shoulder displaying a fleur-de-lys on a hatched field and five arrowheads (for the five wounds of Christ); rectangular keeled bezel with standing figure to each panel: Mary with book on the left, Christ triumphant bearing a sword on the right. 9.85 grams, 25.63 mm overall, 20.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
Fine condition.
Acquired in the 1970s. Ex E.C. Fuller collection. Ex Isle of Avalon Coins and Antiquities, Leiston, Suffolk, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman since 2010.
