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LOT 1456
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (15.7 grams, 45.7 mm).
With central lozenge void, short arms terminating in buds, pierced lug above. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1456
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
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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Byzantine Bronze Weight with Saint Nicholas
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Discoid trade weight with rounded sidewall and beaded border; low-relief bust of a nimbate robed saint holding a book; lateral legend ''OVIKOΛAOC' (St. Nicholas). 65.9 grams, 46 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With central lozenge void, short arms terminating in buds, pierced lug above. 15.7 grams, 45.7 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
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Byzantine Gold Ring with Married Couple
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Discoid bezel incuse image of two facing busts with beaded headresses, legend 'ΘΕΟΥ' (belonging to god) below, later round-section hoop. 3.24 grams, 21.00 mm overall, 14.95 x 17.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13489-262461.
Some types of marriage rings exhibit schematic images of the couple in either formal bust form or full length. The bride and groom flank usually a cross and/or a figure of Christ, identifiable by his cruciform nimbus. Christ blesses the couple by joining their hands or by resting his own hands on their shoulders. Here the image of Christ is substituted by the inscription ‘of God’, with the meaning that the marriage is holy and belongs to God.
