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LOT 1799
Dark Age Silver Ring with Garnet
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.97 grams, 19.01 mm overall, 16.10 x 14.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Comprising a slender hoop with an applied granule on each shoulder flanking the circular bezel set with a table-cut garnet. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1799
Dark Age Silver Ring with Garnet
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Dark Age Bronze Decorated Pyxis
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Opening Bid: £250
Tubular in section with planar base; circumferential ribbing to the sidewall and pounced field with reserved tendrils and leaves; with later Lombardic script legend above base '+ XTVS EVANGELII REDIMITVS HONORE DECENTI' (Christ ... of the Gospel submitted with noble honour). 56.9 grams, 77 mm
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Ex R Ungar, Parthenon Gallery, London, UK, 2006. From an important North London, UK, private collection.
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Merovingian Gold Pendant with Cabochon Garnet
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Opening Bid: £500
Foil disc with central cell surrounded by a beaded filigree collar, ropework filigree rim and granule clusters to the tondo; cell with inset garnet cabochon; broad ribbed loop with hollow-formed granule stud at the junction. 0.94 grams, 20 mm
From a European collection, 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman
