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LOT 2117
Gothic Silver Ring with Temple Bezel
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.35 grams, 28.57 mm overall, 19.90 x 17.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
With rounded hoop supporting an arcade with waisted disc above, incised Greek script monogram to upper face.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by an offprint of a similar ring from Chadour's catalogue.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 507.
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LOT 2117
Gothic Silver Ring with Temple Bezel
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Gothic Silver-Gilt Fragmentary Brooch Pair
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £425
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