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LOT 1802
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Mirror frame Group
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (17.4 grams total, 31-36 mm).
The trio comprising delicate circular mirror frames with roundel and pellet ornament. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEuropean collection, 1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Two sheet-silver pendants displaying a stylised floral motif, one retaining suspension loop. 13.5 grams total, 25-34 mm
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Displaying an embossed bird within a roundel, Latin inscription '+ CREDE : MIChI' ('Believe Me') surrounding; the side edge inscribed 'GRADEMARI[A]'. 0.95 grams, 12 mm
Acquired from a London gallery in 1990. Ex property of a North London gentleman.
A wide range of people would have used a seal, from the monarch to small landowners and tradespeople, anyone with a need for business or legal documents. Individuals had personal seals, but seals were also used by official bodies such as town corporations, trade and religious guilds, cathedrals, abbeys and monasteries, having religious inscriptions like in this one. -
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