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LOT 2048
Georgian Silver 'And The Word Was Made Flesh, And Dwelt Among Us' Iconographic Ring
18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (9.55 grams, 20.34 mm overall, 17.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Flat-section hoop with incised design including cross in vesica, Calvary with cross, nimbate figure; legend in blackletter miniscule with vertical superscript slashes 'ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST ET HAVITAVIT IN NOBIS ('And The Word Was Made Flesh, And Dwelt Among Us'). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
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LOT 2048
Georgian Silver 'And The Word Was Made Flesh, And Dwelt Among Us' Iconographic Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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East German (DDR) Army Seal
Circa 1950s-1970s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Discoid with raised stud to reverse, pierced with a loop; reverse legend 'DDR / 012728 / NVA'; used as a security seal. 4.29 grams, 25 mm
Ex German collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. -
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Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Head
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Scaraboid in form and bearing intaglio male bust facing left, full beard and laureate crown, pierced for suspension; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.6 grams, 16 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired between 1980-1983. From the Empire collection, an important UK private collection of seals. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Restrung using six cylindrical beads interspersed with mainly oblate beads, four of the cylindrical beads with engraved ring-and-dot motifs; central motif an elbow bead with facetted edges and engraved ring-and dot motifs. 37 grams, 63 cm long
Ex London art market. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
