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LOT 2247
Heavy Medieval Gilt Bronze Reliquary Box Lid with Engraved Floral Cross
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (90.6 grams, 65 mm).
Formed as a heavy rectangular plaque with engraved floral decoration at the top, a circular hole in the centre.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2247
Heavy Medieval Gilt Bronze Reliquary Box Lid with Engraved Floral Cross
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Stag
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With central motif of a recumbent stag, border with legend '+ ALAS BOVES'; supplied with an impression. 10.3 grams, 25.4 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
This is an example of a common legend, more commonly, ALAS BOVLES/BOWLES, which is associated with matrices bearing animal designs, but which has never been satisfactorily explained. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panels with Saint Catherine and King David
Circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising: one panel depicting Saint Catherine robed, standing and holding a wheel in her raised hand, a field of fretwork with quatrefoils; the other fragmentary panel with a similar background, with King David standing, supporting a scroll bearing the inscription 'Beati qui habitant in domo tua, Domine' Psalm 84:5 (Vulgate: Psalm 83:5), which translates as: 'Blessed are those who dwell in your house, Lord' and an arch around the head with the legend 'DAVID REX'. 380 grams total, 26 cm each
Auktionen in Heildelberg, 9 July 2026. -
Medieval Silver Cross Pendant with Niello Inscription
Circa 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Equal-arm cross with thick integral loop; incised cross potent on upper and lower arms, niello-filled legend to transverse arms 'HEDE'. 2.31 grams, 26 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The use of Lombardic script for the legend makes a date in the 12th-13th century most likely.
