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LOT 1911
Medieval Ecclesiastical Oval Chess-Piece Type Seal Matrix
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.1 grams, 26 mm).
Oval seal with a tapering hexagonal-section handle surmounted by a suspension loop, underside with a standing nimbate Saint Catherine, a wheel to her side and an inscription 'SAVNC[T]A CATRINA' surrounding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1911
Medieval Ecclesiastical Oval Chess-Piece Type Seal Matrix
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Feather
13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid pendant with a feather flanked by fleur-de-lys. 6.8 grams, 42 mm
From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s. -
Medieval Silver Decorated Ring Brooch
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
Annular brooch with a dagger-shaped pin, the upper part of the body twisted and decorated with pellets. 0.68 grams, 17 mm
From a continental European collection. From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Oak Statue of Saint Longinus
Antwerp, 16th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £150
Modelled standing with downcast eyes, wearing a short tunic, helmet and holding the shaft of a lance in his hands. 1.26 kg, 53.2 cm
Acquired on the European art market.
Longinus is the Roman soldier who pierced the side of the crucified Christ with a spear to see if he had died. As Christ had already passed, the wound released both water and blood (as described in John 19:34).
