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LOT 2240
Medieval Silver Strap End with M for Maria
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.53 grams, 28 mm).
Comprising a hollow-formed rectangular plaque with reserved Lombardic 'M', lozengiform cell with hole to the underside, beast-head terminating in a ring; rivet in situ.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, item 717, for general type.
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LOT 2240
Medieval Silver Strap End with M for Maria
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£65 (EUR 75; USD 88) +BP*
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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. -
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Richard Son of Henry
Circa 1200-1350 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Circular seal matrix with remains of suspension lug on the reverse; on the front, a central eight-pointed star surrounded by a legend starting at twelve o'clock and running retrograde, reading '+S'RICARDI.F'hENR' translating as 'seal of Richard, son of Henry'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.18 grams, 24 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Old Romney, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-C0BF0D. -
Medieval Bronze 'The Seal of None Such' Seal Matrix
1200-1400 A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a tapering handle with a collar and suspension loop, the die with a central motif of a clean-shaven man facing left, wearing a hood or a coif with a hood, probably depicting a jester, with a surrounding inscription reading '*S’ NVLLVM TALE'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 6.97 grams, 19 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Ivychurch, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-B3B6F3.
