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LOT 1486
Byzantine Bronze Ring Bezel with Saints
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (4.42 grams, 16 mm).
Discoid type with two nimbate figures flanking an altar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, items 655,659,660, for type and iconography.
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LOT 1486
Byzantine Bronze Ring Bezel with Saints
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 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. -
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. -
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Byzantine Electrum Architectural Ring with Flat Bed Garnet
Circa 6th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
The circular hoop composed of two carinated hoops, a finely decorated trumpet bezel set with a later flat-cut deep red garnet framed by a fine band of granules, and four oval beads enriched with granules supporting the bezel. 5.76 grams, 31.57 mm overall, 17.90 x 18.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex collection of a professional lady, 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information page with provenance. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13536-263217.
The architectural shape of the ring copies Eastern Roman prototypes, and it is possible that it was made in Western workshops of the Migration period, which tend to be more ornate, with greater use of twisted wire filigree and garnet. Eastern Gothic and Merovingian versions of the architectural ring have been found widely in central and Western Europe.
