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LOT 1513
Byzantine Bronze Furniture Mount Group
CIRCA 6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 3/8 in. (44.5 grams total, 24-61 mm).
Comprising three conical-shaped mounts with knob finials and square-section shafts. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1513
Byzantine Bronze Furniture Mount Group
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Seal Matrix with Inscription
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hexagonal in plan with tapering sides, collar, loop and suspension ring; incuse legend '+KEB / [.]HOΠω/ANOU'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.4 grams, 24 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Gold Ring with Square Bezel and Inscription
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Flat rectangular bezel flanked at each shoulder by a cluster of granules, border of punched triangles enclosing Greek legend 'ΘEOΔΟPA K C'. 4.92 grams, 21.72 mm overall, 18.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
The ring belongs to an unconventional category of 6th-century A.D. Eastern Roman rings, featuring a rectangular bezel and the junction of the bezel and hoop with six gold pellets at each shoulder. The inscription could be interpreted as 'ΘEOΔΟPAK[I]C' (of Theodorakis). -
Byzantine Silver Ring with Gold Bezel with Inscription
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
C-section hoop with flared shoulders, bezel with discoid cell and gold cap, legend '+ AΓΙΑ / ΜΑΡΙΑBO / HΘΙΔΑΥ / ΙΘΙΟΥ / *+*' (Holy Mary, help your servant Iohannes). 10.41 grams, 26.22 mm overall, 19.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Acquired from Derek Content. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by a typed and signed invoice from Derek Content.
