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LOT 2162
Large Medieval Bronze Signet Ring
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.70 grams, 26.45 mm overall, 20.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)).
With lentoid-section hoop, integral ellipsoid bezel with incuse ropework border, central ''R' monogram with saltire behind. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 650, for type.
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LOT 2162
Large Medieval Bronze Signet Ring
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Medieval Silver-Gilt Iconographic Ring
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Opening Bid: £300
Heater shield to each keeled shoulder displaying a fleur-de-lys on a hatched field and five arrowheads (for the five wounds of Christ); rectangular keeled bezel with standing figure to each panel: Mary with book on the left, Christ triumphant bearing a sword on the right. 9.85 grams, 25.63 mm overall, 20.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
Fine condition.
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Madonna and Child
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With pierced trefoil finial, ellipsoid seal with foliage and an arch over seated female with infant on her lap, kneeling supplicant and tree with clusters of pellets; supplied with an impression. 10.1 grams, 29 mm
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