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LOT 1888
Medieval Bronze and Other Artefact Collection
14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 5/8 in. (267 grams total, 16-93 mm).
Including thimbles, belt plates, seals and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [38, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, pp.52-3.
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Medieval Period Decorated Silver Signet Ring
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With reserved lozenges on a hatched field, carnated section, scaphoid bezel with reserved panel on foliage field, possibly Ottoman or Eastern Mediterranean. 3.74 grams, 21.89 mm overall, 17.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Medieval and Other Bronze Artefact Group
Circa 4th century B.C.-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Including a flat-section finger ring, buckle-loop, triangular-section arrowhead, belt mount and other items; accompanied by a reproduction bronze beehive thimble. 54 grams total, 19 - 72 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Essex, UK, collector. Accompanied by an old handwritten information slip. -
Late Medieval Period Gold Signet Ring with Arabic Inscription
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
With D-section hoop and disc bezel, incised nasta'liq inscription. 8.13 grams, 20.48 mm overall, 17.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
From an old French collection believed to have been formed in the 1960s. Acquired privately as part of a collection in the early 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12298-214825.
