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LOT 1892
Medieval Sandstone Head
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (1.3 kg total, 14 cm).
Carved in high relief with grotesque facial detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Medieval Lead Artefact and Other Finds Group
15th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £1
Including a figurine fragment, spindle whorl, fishing and other weights, and other items. 1.35 kg total, 16-77 mm
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Medieval Bronze Pot Leg and Bell Group
12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising nine stubby cast legs from bronze cooking pots, and a small bell with pierced knop finial. 754 grams total, 35-50 mm
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Clasped Hands
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With central mane-in-fede motif beneath a star, Lombardic script legend '* FOY ME TENT' for 'fidelity sustains me'. 4.37 grams, 20 mm
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
This amatory legend is found on other matrices, where the first word is more usually spelled FEI – a similar example is PAS database, SOM-D80124. An impression in the National Library of Wales is attached to a document dated c.1310. For this and similar legends see, Jones, M., The Beautiful Game: Courtly Love Posies in Anglo-Norman Inscribed on Jewellery and Seals, in Journal of the British Archaeological Association 176 (2023), 1-30.
