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LOT 2308
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Mary and Child
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.89 grams, 23 mm).
Discoid with pierced tag, central image of Mary and infant Jesus, border with cross above the figures' heads, blundered legend or pseudo-script; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection, Bournemouth, UK.
Ex Parthenon Gallery, London, UK, 2001.
Property of a North London, UK, private collector.
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LOT 2308
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Mary and Child
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Medieval Lead Seal Matrix for The Community of the Brothers of St. Thomas’s Hospital
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Vesica-shaped with median band flanked by crosses potent and legend 'COMENAL' and to the border 'S’ FRATRVM OSPITAL’ SCI’ TOME', supplied with an impression. 12.22 grams, 39 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
It seems this is the seal of the community of the Brothers of St. Thomas’s Hospital. There was more than one medieval hospital dedicated to St. Thomas Becket in the Middle Ages, e.g. the Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr (Swale), and that of the same name in Eastbridge, Canterbury. -
Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Hare Riding a Hound
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Central roundel with a hare riding a hound and blowing on a hunting horn; border with legend 'SOHOV ROABIN'; supplied with an impression. 10 grams, 25 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
This 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. -
Medieval Silver-Gilt Iconographic Ring with Saint
15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Lentoid-section hoop with flat panels to the shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with incised nimbate bust in three-quarter view; repaired. 3.99 grams, 21.55 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired in the 1970s-1980s. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
