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LOT 2068
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Collection
16TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 4 7/8 in. (560 grams total, 1.3-12.3 cm).
Including a ceramic figurine, strap end, belt buckle, key handle, sheath chape and other items. [39, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound various site in the UK.
Ex N. Mills.
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Medieval Style Gold Signet Ring with Knight on Horseback
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Substantial hoop with discoid bezel, low-relief figure of a charging horseman; in 10th century A.D. Italian style. 12.2 grams, 25.06 mm overall, 18.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired in France in the 1990s. Property of a North American gallery. -
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Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Restrung; composed of translucent blue glass beads formed of reused glass bangle fragments, interspersed with umber-coloured spacer beads. 11.5 grams, 76 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
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Georgian Silver 'Born to Die' Ring
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Substantial hoop with segmented profile, low-relief inscription 'MORTI NATUS EST' to the underside, flowers in the following open field, ellipsoid plaques to the shoulders with facing skull motifs, owl with spread wings on the bezel. 7.28 grams, 23.96 mm overall, 20.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
The ring belongs to the memento mori (remember you shall die) ring type. Upon the bezel is engraved an owl, an animal symbol for the Other World. The inscription Morti Natus Est, means 'born to die' a reminder of fragility of life.
