Ellipsoid bezel with incuse motif of a bird with wings spread. 3.78 grams, 24.14 mm overall, 19.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 596.
Comprising three silver discs bearing stylised floral motifs in repoussé, chasing and relief; some repairs. 22.3 grams total, 28-32 mm
English private collection, 1970s.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
With carinated shoulders bearing hatching, ellipsoid bezel with incised geometric motifs; possibly a merchant's mark. 14.09 grams, 26.69 mm overall, 21.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, 622, for type.
Mainly comprising knife blades and handles of various styles and dates, including folding knives. 1.37 kg total, 9-23.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Discoid bezel with incuse leaping lion motif, with curled tail. 1.48 grams, 21.61 mm overall, 19.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 596, for type.
Composed of the tooth of a bear or wolf held in a claw setting with oval cross-section, a band of vegetal ornament around the top, suspension loop above. 7.53 grams, 54 mm
European collection, 1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Comprising rowel spurs; cutlery; horse shoes; knives, implements and other miscellaneous items. 3.9 kg total, 5-31 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Composed of a flat-section hoop and expanded bezel, engraved panels displaying saltire crosses alternating with panels of dimples. 3.58 grams, 25.44 mm overall, 23.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W 1/2, USA 11 1/4, Europe 25.66, Japan 24)
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Stepped shoulders with hatched detailing, ellipsoid bezel with incised quatrefoil on a hatched field. 13.69 grams, 26.51 mm overall, 21.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 613, 624, for type.
Slender hoop with pyramidal cell bezel, blue glass fill with central white glass pellet. 0.38 grams, 16.27 mm overall, 13.06 mm internal diameter
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Comprising blades of various dates and profiles, including examples with tang or remains of a handle. 1.3 kg total, 10-22.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Mainly comprising cleavers, sickles and knives. 3.5 kg total, 7-50 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.