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LOT 2227
Very Large Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of Augustus of Lincoln
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (33.1 grams, 37.6 mm).
With pierced trefoil finial; motif with central tondo and frond motif, inner ring with Lombardic script legend '[..]etra' and outer ring with 'S' Augutus Lincolnie' (seal of Augustus of Lincoln'); supplied with an impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
'Augutus' is a copying error for 'Augustus'
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LOT 2227
Very Large Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of Augustus of Lincoln
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£125 (EUR 145; USD 169) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £100
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Opening Bid: £5
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Medieval Red Clay Quatrefoil Tiles Decorated with Symbols of Saint John and Saint Mark
Circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising a pair of quatrefoil-shaped tiles, each with raised border and high-relief motif of an animal; one with a seated winged lion with a halo and a scroll representing Saint Mark; other with an eagle with a halo and a scroll representing Saint John. 2.53 kg total, 22.5 cm each
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