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LOT 1916
Large Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Crimson Cabochon
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (18.62 grams, 34.57 mm overall, 21.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)).
Flat-section hoop with a raised floral motif to each shoulder, decorative band to the raised bezel set with an oval glass cabochon, applied plaque to each end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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 1916
Large Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Crimson Cabochon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Gold Ring with Scorpion Gemstone
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With doubled ropework hoop and granule to each shoulder supporting an ellipsoid plaque with ropework rim, inset carnelian intaglio with incuse scorpion and Sassanian script legend beneath. 4.07 grams, 23.10 mm overall, 18.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired Suffolk, UK, before 2000. Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Framed Scene of St Louis Bearing the Crown of Thorns to Sainte-Chapelle
20th century AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
A copy of 19th century medallion by Justin Mathieu showing a dynamic religious scene of St Louis bearing the crown of thorns to the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris surrounded by soldiers, ecclesiastics, and bystanders; mounted in a wooden frame. 2.44 kg, 50.5 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The original medallion made of silvered plaster is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. -
Map of La ville d'Eger (Eger in Hungary) by Sebastian Munster
1575 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Woodcut panoramic view of the city with river in the foreground, woodland to the rear and heraldic shield with eagle and fret device; title above 'La ville d'Eger, iadiz subiette a l'empire Romain, & auiordhuy au royaume de Boheme'; title page to reverse. 7.3 grams, 37.5 x 26.7 cm
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
From a French edition of Munster's Cormographia.
