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LOT 1119
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Nativity Scene
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.74 grams, 23.33 mm overall, 1.85 x 13.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
Comprising a thick rectangular-section hoop and two overlapping discoid bezels, the upper one with a depiction of the Nativity. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1119
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Nativity Scene
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Ring with Bust of Saint Theodore
12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £175
Slender hoop with decorated shoulders, an oval bezel with a facing nimbate bust holding a shield and a spear. 5.59 grams, 23.22 mm overall, 18.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross and Inscription
Circa 7th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Slender round-section hoop and a discoid bezel with a central cross flanked by two pellets and inscription 'πAVΛO' (= to Paul). 5.20 grams, 25.77 mm overall, 19.26 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Byzantine Gold Marriage Ring
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £4,700
D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, trumpet-shaped bezel with two facing busts and a cross between and a nimbate bearded bust above, legend 'OMONOIA' (harmony) below. 9.62 grams, 23.93 mm overall, 18.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
From an important Byzantine collection, formed in the 1970s, Surrey, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13347-258734.
The marriage ring is one of the typologies in which figural decorations are frequently found. Generally speaking, marriage rings are engraved with a representation of a husband and wife, sometimes accompanied by Christ, and usually engraved with wishes for 'harmony, health and the grace of God'. Rings of this type had been used since the late 4th century A.D. and remained extremely popular in Byzantium in the 6th and 7th centuries.
