Sales catalogue: Christies

Date:
6th June 1913
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/4/61
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Christies. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (D) OFFICIAL AND PERSONAL SEALS (FOREIGN) 47 Ferrara. Community or Guild of St. George ‘i Pern ol A tee ons Dts TG Rel A-S. -O-S-A-N-T-@-G-@-O-R-G-] (‘Ferariam cordi @ teneas O Sante Georgi”); equestrian figure of Saint George spearing the Dragon ; the Saint armed cap-d-pied, wearing a cylindrical belmet surrounded by a nimbus, and ? carrying a long kite-shaped shield charged with a cross La patonce between four cinquefoils; in the field, behind the 4 ; Saint’s elbow, three cinquefoils—gilt bronze, circular, 72 mm. diam. ; Italian, late 18th Century The late Dr. Combe attributed this fine seal to the ‘Order of the Thong,” founded by Richard I. in Palestine 48 Auto Passo(?) Seal of Brother......... of St. James’ ou ; MA ce aa sct.taeobi.Walto palit; Gothic com-\ YY | partment with figure of Saint James; in lower field, \ z LY beneath an arch, figure of a priest, to left—bronze, vesica- bs shaped, 54 by 34 mm., 15th Century 49 Berrsio. James de Buralis, Abbot of St. Nexius (?) + SIGILVM - FRATRIS - |AQOBI - D@.BVRALIS-ABATIS- \ SANQT! -N&XI!-D-BARSLO; figure of the Saint, facing, ¥, in canonical vestments, nimbed and holding cross and j a pastoral staff; the figure placed within an arched com- IN ‘& partment of quasi-Gothic style; in the lower field, al | / {\ Ny | circular panel with a shield-of-arms—gilt bronze, Pes \f yee ie \™~ shaped, 716 by 50 mm., 16th Century; on the side of the* © } Mh 2 arched handle is inscribed, in sunk’ letters, INQOBVS - D& - 0 @ VGORVBEIS- F (the name of the maker); on the back ts engraved ‘ f. Carlo”’
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