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LOT 0229
Byzantine Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (5.28 grams, 29.68 mm overall, 20.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Flared cell with corrugated rim, inset garnet cabochon, the round-section hoop with granulated collar at each junction, possibly added later.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 470, 482, 497, for earlier examples of the type, 566, for a medieval example.
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LOT 0229
Byzantine Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£600 (EUR 696; USD 810) +BP*
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Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp
8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Dished type with vertical sidewall and open centre, basal ring and inked ' 422' legend. 120 grams, 10 cm
Ex important German collection, 1970s onwards. -
Large Byzantine Gold Ring of The Crucifixion with Mary and St John Holding Censers
Circa 9th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With flat-section faceted hoop, incuse legend '+KύριE B[οή]ΘEI…TOY TIC ΦΟPOYCIA+' between pointillé borders; ellipsoid plaque with crucifixion scene, 'IPINΗ' in exergue. 5.41 grams, 20.78 mm overall, 19.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original loan agreement dated 2 April 1997 for US$18,000. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13422-259838.
The inscription 'KύριE B[οή]ΘEI…TOY TIC ΦΟPOYCIA+' = 'Lord helps the wearer of this' is indicative of the devotional and protective character of the ring. The word 'IPINΗ' (peace) at the feet of the Cross invokes the words of Christ in John 14:27 (Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you). -
Byzantine Gold Ring with Engraved Tetragram
Circa 8th century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Oblate bezel with recessed panel in the upper face, reserved tetragram with letters 'B O H Θ H C o ν, K y p I E' = 'Help, Lord'; traces of enamel fill. 8.06 grams, 24.19 mm overall, 20.04 x 18.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired from Derek Content, 8 May 1976. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original handwritten invoice from Derek Content, 8 May 1976. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13408- 259828.
The invocation Βοήθησον, Κύριε(Help, Lord) is common in Eastern Roman tetragrams. It was the usual invocation used in baptism or other religious celebrations, but also a strong appeal for help from the Almighty in war or in other difficulties. Therefore, the inscription on the ring can be assumed to have a prophylactic function.
