EXHIBIT 1
c1415 Second Common Seal Matrix of the Borough of Colchester
An important early fifteenth-century brass seal matrix of the Second Common Seal of the Borough of Colchester, Essex, circa 1415. Measuring 90 mm in diameter, this substantial medieval matrix represents the corporate authority, historic privileges, and civic identity of one of England’s oldest boroughs.
EXHIBIT 2
Medieval Seal Matrix of the Collegiate Church of St Editha,
A medieval gilt-latten seal matrix of the Collegiate Church of St Editha, Tamworth, re-engraved under Dean Thomas Parker (1525–1538). Measuring 83 by 54 mm, its Gothic canopies enclose saints and the Virgin and Child. The recut legend and Parker's arms preserve evidence of a 15th-century matrix adapted in Tudor England
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c.1632 Seal Matrix of Jean-Baptiste Budes de Guebriant
An exceptionally rare bronze armorial seal matrix of Jean-Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guébriant (1602–1643), Marshal of France under Louis XIII and distinguished commander of the Thirty Years’ War. Dating to c.1632–1643, the matrix bears his engraved ancestral arms and identifying legend, retaining its original handle.