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LOT 0213
Byzantine Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Cross
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.97 grams, 21.42 mm overall, 17.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
Round-section hoop with ellipsoid cell to the bezel flanked by granule clusters; inset carnelian cloison with incised cross potent, 'A' at the foot and profile bust.
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 441, for type.
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LOT 0213
Byzantine Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Cross
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) ‡+BP*
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Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Square-section hoop from black glass with green, red and yellow decoration to the outer face. 50.4 grams, 89 mm
From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s. From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp Group
Holy Land, circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Each a slipper-shaped lamp with raised detail to the shoulder. 215 gramms total, 8.9-10.8 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Gold Ring with Greek Inscription in Niello
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With discoid bezel, nielloed running wave border enclosing an equal-arm cross and legend 'EΛΙCCEOY'. 7.64 grams, 23.02 mm overall, 18.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
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.13423-259839.
The ring belongs to the category of Eastern Roman rings with an applied bezel, a type particularly common between the 6th and 8th centuries A.D. The inscription recites 'EΛΙCCEOY’ (belonging to Elisseus).
