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LOT 1418
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Christ and Inscription
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.47 grams, 22.35 mm overall, 19.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
Ellipsoid bezel with median nimbate figure standing robed with one hand raised, enigmatic Greek legend to the border.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 492, for type.
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LOT 1418
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Christ and Inscription
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) ‡+BP*
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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). -
Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Triangular Bezel with Flaming Torch and Incription
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Plain hoop with integral triangular bezel; central incuse flaming torch motif within border with legend '+ HACOCOPHOC[...]IC : EHTEXVAC [..]TINO ; NEOIC[...]'; with copy of Chadour's catalogue page (German) with description of a similar ring. 15.48 grams, 29.66 mm overall, 21.66 x 19.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an offprint of a similar ring from Chadour's catalogue. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Pink Cabochon
15th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With bezel of flattened conical form pierced at the base, inset glass cabochon. 5.55 grams, 26.50 mm overall, 16.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
