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LOT 1470
Antique Gold Ring with Australian Opals
LONDON, 1894 A.D.
7/8 in. (5.54 grams, 23.81 mm overall, 17.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
With five graduated white opal cabochons each with shimmering green, blue, yellow and orange coloration believed to be of Australian origin; hallmarked for London, 'T' in shield (1894), 18 carat gold.
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1470
Antique Gold Ring with Australian Opals
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Post Medieval Mixed Artefact Collection
20th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: a translucent glass token with a profile male to one side and an eagle attacking to the other; a restrung string of African terracotta beads; four seal impressions; four carnelian mounts; a carved rock crystal pendant; a bronze Dark Age style eagle mount; a ceramic tongue-shaped finial with a standing figure; a bronze standing figure of male wearing a bowler hat; a bronze fob seal with calligraphic inscription and a Belgian coin pendant; a large tinned lead mount; and a small floral lead(?) mount with an old handwritten label. 106 grams total, 1.6-74 cm
UK private collection formed 1970s-1990s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Redware Chi Rho Roundel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A reproduction with border of roundels and pelletted chevrons, tondo with Chi Rho christogram between roundels; edge repaired. 44 grams, 69 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
The monogram depicted on the roundel is bearing the Greek letters X and P, i.e. the initials of Christ. This Chrismon was widely used in the Roman world after Constantine the Great. Roundels with the Chi Rho monogram, widely spread from Constantine I onwards, would have been in use especially among ecclesiastic hierarchy as a distinctive token of their status. -
Post Medieval Gilt Bronze Mount with Face
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Broadly quatrefoil in shape with a domed face, central animal head with curled horn and scrolling flourishes around. 22 grams, 37 mm
Acquired early 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection.
