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LOT 2172
Late Medieval Bronze Ring Group
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (11.9 grams total, 23-26 mm).
Comprising D-section hoop with expanding ribbed shoulders enclosing a column with three punched ring-and-dot motif; flat-section hoop with expanding shoulders enclosing a discoid bezel with incised geometric motif. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2172
Late Medieval Bronze Ring Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Bronze Ring Brooch Group
Circa 13th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising an annular ring brooch with twisted body, rectangular with sword-shaped pin, annular with flat body and legend 'AVE MARI', annular with a sword-shaped pin. 6.56 grams total, 14-25 mm
Ex retired East Anglian school teacher, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 1960s-1980s. -
Medieval Silver-Gilt Hat Pin with Mary and Child
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Discoid in plan with notched rim, S-curved pin and raised beaded frame enclosing a reserved image of Mary and infant Jesus on a hatched field. 2.26 grams, 14 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Silver-Gilt Clasped Hands Stirrup Ring
Circa 1150-1500 A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Stirrup-shaped with a circular hoop rising to a triangular bezel with a silver boss, four four-petalled flowers on the hoop at one, three, nine and eleven o'clock, the underside of the hoop with clasped hands emerging from sleeves with raised ridges and grooves. 4.21 grams, 30.69 mm overall, 20.44 x 21.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK, on 27th March 2024; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference number 2024T433, disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the finder. 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-9266B7. Accompanied by a copy of the report of potential Treasure for H M Coroner. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum informing the finder that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed, and other documentation.
