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LOT 0378
Crusader Silver and Niello Ring with Crosses
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.41 grams, 19.05 mm overall, 16.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2 , USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
The hoop with frond to each outer edge below a square panel with reserved cross-crosslet motif, square bezel with raised lozenge and reserved cross pommée. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, p.24-5.
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Medieval and Later Pottery Fragment Group
Circa 15th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising glazed, unglazed, decorated and polychrome fragments mainly from tiles and vessels, together with a vessel fragment featuring a lion modelled in relief. 11 kg total, 4-22 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Bird
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With a slender D-section hoop, bezel with a ropework border and intaglio motif of a bird in flight. 3.01 grams, 21.78 mm overall, 17.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Medieval Bronze Plate Section Group
12th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3
Mixed group of irregular fragments of sheet bronze castings, mostly 2-4mm in thickness. 4.67 kg total, 1.9-12.2 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
