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LOT 2037
Georgian Period Silver Ring with Floral Design
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.08 grams, 25.60 mm overall, 19.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
With lateral spurs and stepped shoulders, the bezel an octofoil with raised hexafoil motif and pellets.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2037
Georgian Period Silver Ring with Floral Design
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Veneration of the Virgin of Vladimir
19th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Representing the Vladimir Mother of God with the Divine Child; the half-length figure Mary with covered head turned right and with her left hand raised; holding the embracing infant Jesus in her right hand; above them inscription in Greek letters 'ΜΡ ΘΥ' (Mother of God); flanking the central icon and beneath it the images of the Saints Peter, Paul, Peter of Moscow and John Chrysostomos, Saint Gregory and Saint Dimitri; in the foreground the city of Vladimir. 96 grams, 60 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
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Post Medieval Lead Ram's Head Finial
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Modelled in the round, hollow-formed; ram's head and neck with integral scrolled leaf and tendril detailing. 220 grams, 90 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Rosette
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Expanding hoop with linear decoration on each side of the bezel, bezel formed of small floral motifs forming a large rosette. 5.44 grams, 25.52 mm overall, 18.69 x 17.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
