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LOT 1118
Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Displaying Peacock
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.03 grams, 23.54 mm overall, 20.60 x 21.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)).
Flat-section hoop and an oval bezel with an advancing peacock with spread tail feathers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1118
Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Displaying Peacock
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £55
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Acquired circa 1980. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Two-Line Inscription
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Byzantine Silver Ring with Monogram
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £11
Comprising a round-section hoop with an applied discoid bezel bearing a monogram. 2.39 grams, 21.45 mm overall, 17.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.