Loading, please wait...
LOT 2306
Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Hare Riding a Hound
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10 grams, 25 mm).
Central roundel with a hare riding a hound and blowing on a hunting horn; border with legend 'SOHOV ROABIN'; supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
See Jones, M., The Secret Middle Ages, new ed., London, 2025, pp.148-9.
FootnotesThis is an example of what is probably the most popular of all medieval seal matrix designs, the World Turned Upside Down image of the hare riding on the hound and blowing a hunting horn. The device is found in English illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, floor tiles, etc. The legend is composed of the medieval hunting-cry, Soho! and the name of the dog – most commonly, Robin – as here, though slightly garbled.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 2306
Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Hare Riding a Hound
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
-
Medieval Stained Glass Panel of The Virgin Mary in Prayer
Possibly Nuremberg, circa 1480 A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Nimbate bust of the Virgin Mary in three-quarter view, wearing a veil and wimple, her hands pressed together in prayer; dark blue background simulating a cloth, decorated with a pattern evoking luxury velvets and damascened silks of the higher echelons of late-medieval society. 610 grams, 28 cm
The Monastery Stained Glass, Towcester, 2010.
The employment of shading technique characterised by thick black hatching marks over a stippled ground tone is a defining feature of Bavarian glass painting from the late 15th century to the first decades of the 16th century. -
.jpg)
Medieval Personal Lead Seal Matrix
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With central cross motif and legend to the border 'S’ADE:FABRI’ (seal of Adam (the) Smith). 15.3 grams, 26.5 mm
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Expanding Cross Mount
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cruciform plaque with fixing stud, beaded border and central boss. 2.12 grams, 19 mm
Found Essex, UK. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
