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LOT 1477
Byzantine Bronze Earring Pair
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (9.02 grams total, 51 mm each).
Each an openwork rosette with tiered central boss, suspension loop with roundel. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 1477
Byzantine Bronze Earring Pair
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Expanding arms and an integral suspension loop, the obverse with punched ring-and-dot decoration. 6.02 grams, 42 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Figure
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With scaphoid bezel, low-relief standing nimbate figure with wings spread laterally. 3.66 grams, 25.29 mm overall, 19.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Steatite Mount with Saint John the Theologian
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Showing a bust of a man dressed in a cloak and with his head turned to look over his shoulder, possibly depicting St John; rectangular in plan with rounded corners. 2.52 grams, 19 mm
Acquired from Artemis Gallery, 2003. Private collection, Europe.