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LOT 1516
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Saint Demetrios
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.65 grams, 24.38 mm overall, 18.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
D-section hoop with vesica-shaped bezel depicting a standing nimbate figure of Saint Demetrios holding a spear and a shield.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, items 650-651, for the iconography; and items 669-674, for the shape.
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LOT 1516
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Saint Demetrios
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross
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Opening Bid: £5
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Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Bronze Long Cross Pendant
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Flat in section cross pommee, each arm with ring surrounded by pellets at the outer end and similar to the centre; integral loop. 16.3 grams, 65 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Byzantine Bloodstone Stamp Seal with Silver Mount
Circa 10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Pyramidal in form with openwork silver frame and loop above; frame with incised tremello detailing; underside with incuse Annunciation scene, robed Mary standing beside profile winged archangel Gabriel. 5.98 grams, 27 mm
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.13424-259842.
The motifs on the stamp seals are predominantly religious in nature and include images of Christ and the saints, which could suggest that they were used for clerical purposes—perhaps in monasteries. The Annunciation is the most common festival scene found on rock-crystal seals.
