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LOT 2180
Georgian Silver Ring with Chnoubis Flanked by Ibis and Falcon
18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.65 grams, 27.68 mm overall, 20.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)).
With circular hoop and oval bezel, engraved motif of Chnoubis flanked with a falcon and ibis, inscription 'IN DEO' ('UNDER GOD') above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an East Sussex, UK, private collection; acquired 1980s-1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2180
Georgian Silver Ring with Chnoubis Flanked by Ibis and Falcon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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Post Medieval Bronze and Pewter Artefact Group
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: a terret ring; a cross pendant; a quatrefoil mount; two gilt decorative mounts; a cap(?) with wide rim and a loop above; a lead plate with narrow rim with raised pellet decoration. 186 grams total, 32-71 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stuart Period Gold Memento Mori Ring with Jewelled Skulls and Crossed Bones
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £12,350
Comprising a hefty hoop with scooped upper face, alternating applied skulls and crossed bones on the upper face decorated with white enamel, the eyes, noses and mouths of the skulls set with diamonds(?). 10.99 grams, 27.06 mm overall, 15.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12771-237884. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th and 17th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Two Hands Playing a Vihuela
Northern France, circa 1520 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Irregular panel with a pair of youthful hands playing a vihuela (?) with four strings. 66 grams, 25 cm
Ex Galerie de Chartres, 8 March 2009, no.93. Ex central London gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
