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Comprising a D-section hoop and a domed, circular bezel with a stylised lion. 3.27 grams, 22.14 mm overall, 17.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

D-shaped hoop and trefoil shoulders, square-section bezel with band of pellets, claw setting for an iridescent glass cloison. 4.43 grams, 26.11 mm overall, 18.75 x 16.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)



Ex Cambridgeshire gentleman's collection, 1990s.

Lozenge-shaped pendant quartered with arms, fleur-de-lis at the top and bottom, with leopard’s heads on each side. 12.08 grams, 47 mm



From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s.

With niello-filled legend to the bar: 'AVE MARIA G[R]ACIA PLE' and to reverse 'A DOMINV TE CVM *'; central heater-shaped plaque with niello-filled 'W' to one face and 'IHS' monogram to reverse. 58 grams, 15.1 cm



Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

Comprising a D-section hoop with hatching on the shoulders, a raised oval bezel with a bird, a star, and other motifs. 9.55 grams, 24.29 mm overall, 18.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)



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

Lozenge-shaped pendant with low-relief decoration and traces of red enamel. 5.43 grams, 32 mm



From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s.

Comprising six S-shaped hangers, three with loops. 38.9 grams total, 20-32 mm



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

Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with a punched-point border. 0.67 grams, 24 mm



Found North Yorkshire, UK.

The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD.

Quatrefoil pendant with a hanger, formed as four circular discs, each with a six-petalled flower. 12.9 grams, 47 mm



From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s.

Pommel from a rondel dagger, discoidal in plan and moulded with multiple radiating lobed ribs on both faces, central sub-rectangular hole for the tang. 50 grams, 33 mm



Found Achurch, Northamptonshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.40604.

Domed-section hoop with D-section tongue. 2.31 grams, 26.2 mm



Acquired from Essex Coin Auctions, Essex, UK. Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection.

Discoid brooch with a faux-ropework border, band of ring-and-dot motifs around the circumference enclosing a central inscription 'INC' with Greek letter omega above. 3.15 grams, 26 mm



Ex London, UK, collection. Ex Simmons Gallery, 1990s.