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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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Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant and Hanger
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £130
Comprising: D-section hanger with hole at each end for attachment, hinge knuckles to middle of lower edge; pendant disc with pierced lug, central heater shield with cross pattee, abraded legend to the border. 8.5 grams total, 27-33 mm
From an old English collection formed since 1960. -
Medieval Bronze Ring Bezel Group
1400-1600 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: an incomplete signet ring with a feathered border enclosing a merchant's mark formed from the black letter lowercase christogram 'ihc'; the other with an oval bezel bearing a reclining, facing lion figure; accompanied by two museum-quality impressions. 9.03 grams total, 22-25 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Lydd, Kent, UK; one with a PAS report. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-B5C4CA. -
Medieval to Post Medieval Bronze and Other Artefact Group
12th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large group of various artefacts, including thimbles, mounts, buttons, strap ends, coins, a large crotal bell, a large cap inscribed 'IND CO OP & Co ROMFORD', and others. 867 grams total, 11-80 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. N.B. This lot is for UK buyers only.