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LOT 0356
Medieval Stained Glass Panels with Saint Catherine and King David
CIRCA 1500 A.D.
11 3/8 in. (380 grams total, 26 cm each).
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'. [2, No Reserve]
Auktionen in Heildelberg, 9 July 2026.
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LOT 0356
Medieval Stained Glass Panels with Saint Catherine and King David
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Late Medieval Bronze Ring Group
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising D-section hoop with expanding ribbed shoulders enclosing a column with three punched ring-and-dot motif; flat-section hoop with expanding shoulders enclosing a discoid bezel with incised geometric motif. 11.9 grams total, 23-26 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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.
