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LOT 1128
Byzantine Silver Ring with Mary and Child
7TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.92 grams, 25.93 mm overall, 18.00 x 17.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Featuring a slender hoop and a tall conical bezel with seated Mary holding the infant Jesus on her lap. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1128
Byzantine Silver Ring with Mary and Child
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Large Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £65
Enkolpion cross pommée hinged at the base and closure with facetted suspension loop above; obverse with silver-inlaid cross and (abraded) monogram to each roundel; reverse with abraded Corpus Christi. 38.3 grams, 82 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Byzantine Silver-Gilt Cross Pendant
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Bifacial cross with lobed finials, gilt Greek inscription on both sides, one side with 'KE BOHΘΗ' placed vertically and 'TON ΔOY[...]' horizontally; the other side with 'ΛON COY CTYΛY' placed vertically, and 'ANON' horizontally; the whole inscription reading: 'KγριΕ BOHΘH TON ΔOYΛON COY CTYΛYANON' = Lord helps your servant Stylianos. 4.52 grams, 34 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Gold Openwork Beads from Earrings
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £550 - 750 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Each a spherical cage with ropework texturing, a granule at each node; oval glass bead within. 13.8 grams, 22 mm each
Acquired on the Swiss art market, 1998. Private collection, Europe.
The openwork beads were prepared to be inserted in an earring of ‘Grapevine’ typology, III type of earring in the Niederle classification. Similar specimens, imported from Byzantium, were found in Tokaj (Hungary) and dated to the time of the Emperor Romanus Lekapenos (920-944 A.D.).
