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LOT 1402
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Winged Figures
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.40 grams, 21.90 mm overall, 18.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
With scaphoid bezel, two low-relief standing nimbate figures with wings and floor-length robes.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 479, for an earlier example of the type.
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LOT 1402
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Winged Figures
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) ‡+BP*
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Early Byzantine Gold and Garnet Gemstone Ring with Bird
Constantinople, circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
Hollow-formed with inset cloison, incuse profile bird motif. 3.52 grams, 22.74 mm overall, 17.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Private collection, acquired on the German art market in 1993; thence by descent.
The ring belongs to the type I, variant 3, of Roman gold rings according to Ruseva-Slokoska’s classification. These rings had massive ellipsoid hoops with bands semi-circular on the outside, wider and thicker towards the shoulders. -
Large Byzantine Gilt Bronze and Niello Ring with Stepped Bezel
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising a substantial D-section hoop with niello-filled frond motif to each shoulder, stepped bezel with disc bearing a running scroll surrounding 'BY' monogram. 16.92 grams, 32.24 mm overall, 19.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Figure
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With scaphoid bezel, low-relief standing nimbate figure with wings spread laterally. 3.66 grams, 25.29 mm overall, 19.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
