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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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