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LOT 0350
Medieval Stained Glass Section of Woman About to be Martyred
NORTHERN FRANCE, CIRCA 1530 A.D.
4 1/8 in. (64 grams 10.5 cm).
With a finely painted profile head of a young woman, her hair being roughly gripped by the large hand of a male executioner, mounted in a lead-came frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceTomkinson’s Stained Glass Ltd, 2011.
FootnotesThis meticulously painted fragment would originally have been part of a much larger scene detailing the life of a female martyr. Such narratives became popular in the later Middle Ages thanks to the widespread dissemination of collected accounts detailing the lives of saints, most famously the Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine.
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LOT 0350
Medieval Stained Glass Section of Woman About to be Martyred
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Manuscript Page
15th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Ex early-20th century, private collection. Acquired on the UK art market, 2025. -
Medieval Gilt Bronze Buckle Plate with Opposing Mythical Birds
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Found near Lewes, East Sussex, UK. -
Large Medieval Bronze Vessica-Shaped Seal Matrix with Agnus Dei
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With central panel showing Agnus Dei with cross and banner above a pelican in her piety; border with Lombardic script legend 'ECCE ANGNVS DEI AVE MA'; supplied with an impression. 7.51 grams, 36 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
The legend 'AGNVS' is commonly misspelt on medieval matrices.
