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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 Bronze Ring with Archangel Michael
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse winged and nimbate figure facing. 2.97 grams, 21.83 mm overall, 17.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Byzantine Stone Cross Pendant
Circa 7th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Cruciform type with incised ribbing to each arm, central square panel with incised saltire, knop finial above, transverse piercing in upper arm. 2.83 grams, 28 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Silver Archer's Thumb Ring
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With narrow triangular flange, with incised foliage design on the outer face. 3.80 grams, 27.26 mm overall, 20.13 x 21.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
