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LOT 1454
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Pink Cabochon
15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (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)).
With bezel of flattened conical form pierced at the base, inset glass cabochon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Teicu, D., Arta Minoră Medievală din Banat (Minor Medieval Art in Banat), Timisoara, 2009, pl.22,2 for type.
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LOT 1454
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Pink Cabochon
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Mould-Blown Octagonal Green Glass Jug
5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Featuring an octagonal body with a flattened shoulder and a cylindrical neck with a funnel-shaped mouth and a folded rim, a tooled single handle drawn up and outward from the shoulder to the rim, the sides mould-blown and displaying four types of lozenge motifs, each repeated twice, a concave base with a six-petalled flower with a pontil mark at the centre. 138 grams, 16.7 cm
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s. From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
Hexagonal and octagonal jars or jugs, decorated with Christian or Jewish symbols or neutral geometric patterns, were mass-produced in moulds for the pilgrims visiting the Holy Land during the Late Roman Empire. These “pilgrim vessels” are also recorded from Cyprus, an island that was on the sea route that brought pilgrims to and from Jerusalem. -
Byzantine Gold Ring Depicting the Virgin and Christ with Inscription
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Thick flat-section hoop with incised legend 'ΑΓIOC ΑΓIOC ΑΓIOC KYPIOC' (holy holy holy Lord); oblate bezel with Mary Theotokos and infant, flanked by crosses potent and feint Greek legend to the border 'K[...]ΛHI / [..]OCHΘI'. 8.09 grams, 20.91 mm overall, 17.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
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.13416-259786.
The ring belongs to the type of Eastern Roman band rings featuring a sheet-metal bezel, common between the 6th and 7th centuries. The inscription "thrice Holy" (*Aghios-Aghios-Aghios*) refers to the Cherubikon hymn, while the protective formula *K[YPIE] / [B]OHΘI* ...*ΛHI*.... ("Lord, help *ΛHI*") refers to the ring's owner. -
Byzantine Bronze Architectural Ring
6th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hoop with carinated profile and spur to each shoulder, cup and lobe projection with barleytwist detailing, mandrel to the upper face. 5.74 grams, 31.20 mm overall, 14.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
