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LOT 1478
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Eagle with Spread Wings
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.29 grams, 22.15 mm overall, 20.61 x 17.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Wide hoop with starburst motifs on the shoulders, discoid bezel with stylised eagle with open wings. [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 1478
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Eagle with Spread Wings
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Heavy Byzantine Gold Ring with Monogram
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Substantial hoop with integral rosette bezel, ring-and-dot motifs to the upper face surrounding a monogram including 'ΝIKΟΥ' and other letters. 14.74 grams, 27.85 mm overall, 20.28 x 18.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
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.13413-259782.
The ring belongs to the category of Eastern Roman rings featuring a polygonal band and an applied bezel, a type particularly common in the 7th century A.D. It bears the monogram ΝIKΟΥ (of Nikos). -
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp Group
Holy Land, circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Each a slipper-shaped lamp with raised detail to the shoulder. 215 gramms total, 8.9-10.8 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Silver Merchant's Ring with Monogram
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With D-section hoop and flat ellipsoid bezel, incuse complex monogram including crosses potent, omega, rho, epsilon and other characters. 3.88 grams, 23.33 mm overall, 18.75 x 20.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
