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LOT 1810
Medieval Personal Lead Seal Matrix
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (15.3 grams, 26.5 mm).
With central cross motif and legend to the border 'S’ADE:FABRI’ (seal of Adam (the) Smith). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
Acquired from the early 1980s.
From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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Medieval Lead Gregory X Papal Bulla
1271-1276 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within a compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts; at the top of the bulla in the centre, legend 'SPASPE' (abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter); reverse inscribed in Lombardic script in three lines 'GRE/GORIVS./PP. X', with an omega above the letters 'PP' and curlicue after 'X'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 34.4 grams, 37 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by an illustrated report from Andy Flowers KLMD dated November 2013.
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Medieval Bronze Door Key with Lozenge-Shaped Handle
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Barrel-key with voided lozenge bow, balustered shaft with hollow forward end, split ward with bits. 24 grams, 74 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval and Later Thimble Group
Circa 15th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including beehive, annular and other types. 225 grams total, 13-25 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. (UK buyers only, not for export)
