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LOT 1618
Late Medieval Silver Ring Group
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.4 grams total, 23-25 mm).
One with hatched septafoil rosette bezel; one with ellipsoid cell and iridescent glass insert. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of an EU gentleman formed in the 1990s.
Acquired on the UK market.
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Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising examples of various types, including some retaining the rowel. 217 grams total, 11.5-14.8 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The deep curve of the shoulders, the lack of protrusion above the base of the rowel holder, the short rowel holder and the small diameter rowel are characteristics that point to dating some of this specimens in the 13th century. Kirpichnikov puts these spurs in type V (first half of the 13th-14th century) after a spur depicted on an English tombstone dating to the beginning of the 14th century. -
Medieval Period Silver Ring with Inscribed Gemstone
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
The hoop supporting an oval bezel set with carnelian(?) cabochon engraved over three lines with Islamic script. 4.21 grams, 26.15 mm overall, 18.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Pin with Cross Finial
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The slender stem with a free-running openwork roundel with central cross. 2.06 grams, 11.7 cm
European collection, 1990s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
