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LOT 0776
Byzantine Bronze Signet Ring with Two Birds
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.02 grams, 21.25 mm overall, 17.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
With a carinated hoop, notched shoulders supporting a circular bezel with two stylised birds. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Byzantine Silver Offering Dish with Chi Rho and Inscription
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £12,500
With rounded underside and flange rim; tondo with incised symmetrical vinescroll with bunches of grapes enclosing central disc with niello-filled Chi Rho flanked by alpha and omega; legend to the rim in capitals: '+++ ΥΠΕΡ ΑΝΑΠΑΥϹΕΩϹ ΕΥΧΗϹ ΟΝ ΟΙΔΕΝ ΟΘϹ ΤΑ ΟΝΟΜΑΤΑ' (For the eternal rest of him who had knowledge in the name of the Lord). 395 grams, 23.5 cm wide
From a European family collection formed in the 1990s; thence by descent to a UK gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report of Dr. Raffaele D’Amato This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11963-210867.
The decorative apparatus of this plate could be associated with Eastern Roman art of the 11-12th century A.D., although we cannot exclude an earlier dating. -
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp
Circa 5th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With a sub-circular filling hole enclosed within a vegetal border, striated handle to the rear and cross motif to base. 59 grams, 91 mm
Acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp with Animal Head Handle
5th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With integral handle shaped as an animal head, sub-circular filling hole, radiating raised lines to the shoulder; a palm leaf to base. 86 grams, 85 mm wide
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s. From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
