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LOT 2295
Large Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Crowned I
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (16.77 grams, 33 mm).
Chessman type with motif of a chalice flanked by fronds, flame above flanked by 'DA' in a beaded ring, supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
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LOT 2295
Large Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Crowned I
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Cockerel of Simon Fleming
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With central cockerel motif and legend to the border '*S' SIMONIS FLEMING' (seal of Simon Fleming); supplied with an impression. 5.73 grams, 20.21 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Painting of Saint Francis of Assisi
Italy, circa 1360-1380 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £120
Rectangular body with triangular arch to the upper edge; gilt finish to gesso-covered board and stepped frame; facing bust with pounced nimbus framing the grey-haired tonsured head, with short beard; dark brown monastic habit with hood over a grey undertunic visible at the cuff; both hands supporting a red-covered book; Sienna School, label to reverse: 'Firenze Sept,1935 Ecole Siennoise. No.934. A.K.K.K'. 3.6 kg, 69.5 cm high
Private collection, Geneva, formed in the 1980s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13513-262847.
One of the earliest known portraits of the saint was painted by Cimabue while he was working on the frescoes at the Basilica of Assisi. Executed on a wooden panel, tradition holds that this board originally served as the lid for the humble wooden coffin in which Saint Francis was laid to rest immediately after his death. Over the centuries, the depiction of the saint was refined by masters like Giotto and other prominent Medieval and Renaissance artists, including the Master of Paciano, Taddeo di Bartolo, Benozzo Gozzoli, and Niccolò di Liberatore. Together, their works offer a focused yet deeply evocative journey, tracing how the saint’s image evolved alongside his rapidly growing cult. This artistic legacy is closely intertwined with the influential Sienese school of painting. -
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.
