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LOT 1916
Eastern European Medieval Bronze Ring with Stylised Figures
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.25 grams, 24.66 mm overall, 19.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Comprising a D-section hoop and a discoid bezel with two stylised figures, one with a raised arm. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Đurović, I., Средњовековни накит из збирки Народног музеја Крагујевац (Medieval jewelry from the collections of the National Museum Kragujevac, in Serbian), Крагујевац, 2012, fig.56, for the type.
FootnotesIn these rings, a circular bezel with a stylised decoration of warriors is soldered onto a thin ribbon-shaped link, which is flat on the inside. The bezel of these rings was decorated with stylised images, very often military saints, who were asked for protection and blessing.
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LOT 1916
Eastern European Medieval Bronze Ring with Stylised Figures
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Medieval Knight's Bronze 'Piers de gaveston, Earl of Cornwall' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
1250-1400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Heater-shaped with attachment lug above, heraldic design of six eagles. 9.51 grams, 35 mm
Found White Waltham, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK, on Tuesday 1st October 2019. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-3EDE3F.
Believed to be the arms of Piers de gaveston, Earl of Cornwall, who died in 1312, are recorded as 'vert, six eagles or'. -
Medieval Silver Ring Brooch
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Domed-section hoop with D-section tongue. 2.31 grams, 26.2 mm
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Eastern Medieval Bronze Ring with Thunderbolt
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a thick hoop with keeled shoulders, a raised lentoid-shaped bezel with an incuse thunderbolt motif. 14.42 grams, 27.49 mm overall, 19.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Found Hampshire, UK. Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
These kind of rings, possibly used as signet rings, find their parallels with artefacts from Eastern Europe, especially in the area of Smederevo. Comparison elements can support a 15th A.D. date.
