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LOT 0789
Byzantine Trade Weight Collection
CIRCA 10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (72 grams total, 12-21 mm).
A mixed group of bronze trade weights of various shapes and sizes, including examples bearing decorated letters. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceGerman art market, 1990s.
Mr A.H., a North American collector living in the UK.
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Byzantine Gold in Glass Roundel with Cross
4th-5th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £650
A glass roundel with rounded lower edge and dished centre, containing a gold leaf cross at centre surrounded by a stylised wreath. 22.7 grams, 41 mm wide
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. -
Byzantine Silver Ring with Saltire Cross
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A silver ring composed of a slender round-section hoop supporting a quatrefoil plaque with saltire cross engraved within a square at centre, diagonal hatching to each of the four lobes. 3.82 grams, 22.44 mm overall, 18.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman. -
Byzantine Bread Seal with Cross
6th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A stone or ceramic bread seal with rectangular base and two sub-triangular sidewalls, base with expanding-arm cross in relief to centre, annulet at centre and to each arm, likely representing the Five Wounds of Christ; pierced through apex for suspension. 83 grams, 59 mm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.
