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LOT 1950
Byzantine Style Gold Ring with Niello Cruciform Monogram
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.52 grams, 27.19 mm overall, 17.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Slender hoop surmounted by a trumpet-shaped bezel in 6th-7th century A.D. style with cross fourchee and monogram legend 'SωMИ'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Schuler Auctions, Zurich, Switzerland.
Property of a North American gallery.
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LOT 1950
Byzantine Style Gold Ring with Niello Cruciform Monogram
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Stone and Other Amulet Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including a carnelian anthropomorphic bead, carved elephant, bone female head and other items. 75 grams total, 26-50 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
English Map of the Holy Land by Joseph Moxon
London, Circa 1691 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Laid paper map with hand-tinted detailing to the political boundaries, heraldic embellishments and miniature scenes; centre-bottom an ellipse with the title 'Canaan, or The Land of Promise possessed by the Children of Israel and travelled through by our Saviour Jesus Christ and His Apostles.', strip below with 'Translated, Revised and Corrected by Joseph Moxon, Hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty'; top centre a heater shield surmounted by a bishop's mitre above an ornate panel with the text 'To the Right Reverend father in God Humphrey Lord Bishop of London this Mapp is humbly Dedicated by J. Moxon'; top left: legend for symbols; top right: 'A Scale of 40 English Miles'; bottom row: scenes depicting the Nativity, Crucifixion, Resurrection and instruction of the Apostles. 53 grams, 47 x 33 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Scottish private collection.
The dedication to 'Humphrey Lord Bishop of London' suggests a date of engraving during the episcopacy of Humphrey Henchman, between 1663 and 1675; he is the only man of that name to have held the office. The map can have been printed subsequently. -
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung necklace of annular beads with interstitial coin types, the centrepiece a tabular disc pendant. 30.6 grams, 64 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
