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LOT 1140
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Inscription
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.07 grams, 21.60 mm overall, 17.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Featuring a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with a three-line Greek inscription. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1140
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Inscription
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Ring with Spread Eagle
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The hoop expanding towards the shoulders, an oval bezel with a standing eagle with spread wings. 6.42 grams, 21.46 mm overall, 17.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross and Saint
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a thick round-section hoop and integral disc bezel; incuse cross with nimbate bust above flanked by two equal-arm crosses, enigmatic legend to the rim. 18.62 grams, 30.50 mm overall, 23.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
Acquired circa 1980. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Byzantine Silver Priest's Ladle Pair
Circa 10th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Each with a shallow discoid bowl and flared rim, round-section shank; one with an integral suspension ring. 58.3 grams total, 16.2-16.5 cm
Ex property of a London gentleman; part of a Mayfair collection formed in the 1970s and 1980s. Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
