[WOODCUT]. Woodcut. The Seal of Nicolas Ruffo. - Lot 75

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[WOODCUT]. Woodcut. The Seal of Nicolas Ruffo. - Lot 75
[WOODCUT]. Woodcut. The Seal of Nicolas Ruffo. Woodcut depicting the seal of Nicolas Ruffo, a prominent figure in the Italo-Norman nobility and viceroy of Calabria in the 14th century. Wooden block (90 x 75 mm), with a caption in black handwritten ink on a label affixed to the reverse. Slight scratches. A beautiful wood-mounted die depicting the seal of Nicolas Ruffo (1362–1434), Marquis of Calabria, who was stripped of his office as Viceroy of Calabria for siding with Louis of Anjou and took refuge in France. It depicts a slanted shield surmounted by a crest in the shape of a horse’s head, the whole surrounded by a medallion adorned with the inscription engraved in Gothic script. In good condition.
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