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LOT 1990
Large Medieval Bronze Decorated Signet Ring
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.98 grams, 24.84 mm overall, 17.89 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Carinated D-section shoulders developing to a lozengiform bezel with hatched ornament and spur to each angle, beast-heads on the shoulders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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 1990
Large Medieval Bronze Decorated Signet Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Medieval Iron Knife with Inscribed Silver Fittings
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a hand-forged triangular iron single-edged blade with stamped 'V' and 'II' marks; silver balusters to each end of the grip, crenellated inner edges, reserved niello text bands '+BAUTHIOR+OR' above and '+MALCI+IAN[.]PAR' naming the three Magi (Balthazar, Melchior and Caspar); the end with recessed silver plate depicting a female bust in three-quarters view within a scalloped frame; wooden handle replaced. 88 grams, 23.3 cm
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Life of St Ambrose Manuscript Excerpt
Tuscany, 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Rectangular vellum panel with a uncial script text; foliated initial 'o' ( in ortarius venertabilis patrius); probably Tuscan work; text from Paulinus of Milan's Vita Sancti Ambrosii (Life of St Ambrose). 3.7 grams, 22 x 13.3 cm
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12501-230732. 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. -
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Mask
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Central facing grotesque mask with beard and cap on a foliage panel; legend to the border '* SIGILLVM NVLLVM TALE' (no such seal); supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.65 grams, 19 mm
Found near Finningham, Suffolk, Essex. Property of an Essex gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
