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LOT 1473
Byzantine Bronze Architectural Ring
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (5.74 grams, 31.20 mm overall, 14.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
Hoop with carinated profile and spur to each shoulder, cup and lobe projection with barleytwist detailing, mandrel to the upper face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar but not identical style of ring in Spier, J., Byzantium and the West: jewelry in the First Millennium, Chicago and New York, 2012, no.33.
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LOT 1473
Byzantine Bronze Architectural Ring
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
With flat discoid bezel, facing bust with long textured beard and robes; flanking motifs. 2.37 grams, 22.47 mm overall, 20.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Early Byzantine Gold and Garnet Gemstone Ring with Bird
Constantinople, circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
Hollow-formed with inset cloison, incuse profile bird motif. 3.52 grams, 22.74 mm overall, 17.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Private collection, acquired on the German art market in 1993; thence by descent.
The ring belongs to the type I, variant 3, of Roman gold rings according to Ruseva-Slokoska’s classification. These rings had massive ellipsoid hoops with bands semi-circular on the outside, wider and thicker towards the shoulders. -
Byzantine Gold Ring with Greek Inscription in Niello
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With discoid bezel, nielloed running wave border enclosing an equal-arm cross and legend 'EΛΙCCEOY'. 7.64 grams, 23.02 mm overall, 18.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13423-259839.
The ring belongs to the category of Eastern Roman rings with an applied bezel, a type particularly common between the 6th and 8th centuries A.D. The inscription recites 'EΛΙCCEOY’ (belonging to Elisseus).
