Ring brooch with sword-shaped pin. 1.3 grams, 13.11 mm



From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.

Impressed diagonal ands to the outer face creating a ropework effect. 1.14 grams, 18.07 mm overall, 15.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)



From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collection established from the earlier 1960s.

D-section hoop and ellipsoid bezel with 'W' formed as two overlapping 'V's; attached to a collector's card with sample seal impression and legend 'Ixworth J.W.'. 9.4 grams total, 25.17 mm overall, 20.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)



Found Ixworth, Suffolk, UK, by J.W. From the collection of Dame Joan Evans (1893-1977), thence gifted during her lifetime to a gentleman collector friend from South East England.

Dame Joan Evans, DBE, FSA, FRHistS, enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an author and historian. She was appointed the president of the Society of Antiquaries in 1959, the first woman to hold this position, serving until 1964. From 1948 to 1951, Joan Evans served as President of the Royal Archaeological Institute. She received the Society’s gold medal in 1973. Joan Evans was honoured with a host of honorary degrees and fellowships, as well as fellowships of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Literature. She was a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur and was appointed a Dame of the British Empire in 1976. She served as a trustee of both the London and the British museums, and as a member of the advisory council of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

D-section hoop and ellipsoid bezel with 'I' beneath a crown in a frame; attached to a collector's card with sample seal impression and legend 'Ixworth 1861 J.W.'. 10.66 grams total, 26.89 mm overall, 22.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2, USA 11 3/4, Europe 26.92, Japan 25)



Found Ixworth, Suffolk, UK, 1861 by J.W. From the collection of Dame Joan Evans (1893-1977), thence gifted during her lifetime to a gentleman collector friend from South East England.

Dame Joan Evans, DBE, FSA, FRHistS, enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an author and historian. She was appointed the president of the Society of Antiquaries in 1959, the first woman to hold this position, serving until 1964. From 1948 to 1951, Joan Evans served as President of the Royal Archaeological Institute. She received the Society’s gold medal in 1973. Joan Evans was honoured with a host of honorary degrees and fellowships, as well as fellowships of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Literature. She was a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur, and was appointed a Dame of the British Empire in 1976. She served as a trustee of both the London and the British museums, and as a member of the advisory council of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

With a slender hoop and raised bezel set with a green cabochon. 0.57 grams, 19.74 mm overall, 17.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)



From an old English collection, 1980s.

Heater-shaped with attachment lug above, heraldic design of six eagles. 9.51 grams, 35 mm



Found White Waltham, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK, on Tuesday 1st October 2019. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-3EDE3F.

Believed to be the arms of Piers de gaveston, Earl of Cornwall, who died in 1312, are recorded as 'vert, six eagles or'.

Heater-shaped with fixing stud to reverse, heraldic design of two groups of three lions divided by two diagonal bands of blue enamel. 16.8 grams, 31 mm



Found Shottesbrooke, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-D59AA0.

The arms are those of the Bohun family, Earls of Hereford.

Rosette bezel with incised addorsed scrolls. 8.18 grams, 25.44 mm overall, 18.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Narrow single-edged blade with integral bolster, scale-tang hilt; pommel with low-relief image of crowned Mary to each face. 11.2 grams, 12.1 cm



Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising six rings with decorative bezels, one with a split hoop. 20.86 grams total, 17-22 mm



Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

One of the rings in this collection is a Medieval signet ring. Signet rings in the Middle Ages were often made entirely of metal – gold for the wealthiest individuals and silver or bronze for those with lesser means.

D-section hoop and ellipsoid bezel with 'D' beneath a crown; attached to a collector's card with sample seal impression and legend 'Bergholt Colchester 1860'. 8.69 grams total, 25.62 mm overall, 20.09 x 20.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)



Found Bergholt, Colchester, UK, 1860. From the collection of Dame Joan Evans (1893-1977), thence gifted during her lifetime to a gentleman collector friend from South East England.

Dame Joan Evans, DBE, FSA, FRHistS, enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an author and historian. She was appointed the president of the Society of Antiquaries in 1959, the first woman to hold this position, serving until 1964. From 1948 to 1951, Joan Evans served as President of the Royal Archaeological Institute. She received the Society’s gold medal in 1973. Joan Evans was honoured with a host of honorary degrees and fellowships, as well as fellowships of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Literature. She was a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur, and was appointed a Dame of the British Empire in 1976. She served as a trustee of both the London and the British museums, and as a member of the advisory council of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Comprising a D-section hoop with the shoulders formed as stylised beast-heads, a discoid bezel with fleur-de-lys. 5.01 grams, 22.48 mm overall, 18.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)



Found UK. Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

A circular bezel with a stylised flower decoration is soldered onto a thin ribbon-shaped link, which is flat on the inside and has two grooves on the outside. The style of the bezel decoration is Western Medieval, although the ring’s style finds parallels in specimens of Eastern Europe.