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LOT 1826
Medieval Bronze Archer's Thumb Ring
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (6.82 grams, 36.30 mm overall, 21.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z, USA 12 1/2, Europe 28.77, Japan 27)).
With D-section hoop and triangular extension decorated with incised scrolls and hatching.
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Medieval Personal Lead Seal Matrix of Warin Son of John Battle
Circa 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Discoid with remains of a loop, central quincunx of rosettes with crows' feet between; legend to the rim '* S' WA[R]INI FIL IOhIS BATTVL' (seal of Warin son of John [of] Battle). 14.76 grams, 33 mm
Ex Paul Moore collection, West Sussex, UK, 1990s-2000s. Accompanied by a Paul Moore display card.
The name Warin was popular among the Merovingian Franks and a bishop of that name was canonised; it then remained in use as a Christian name into the medieval period. -
Medieval Gold Pendant
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £190
Hollow-formed polyhedral pendant with circular cell and inset garnet cabochon to each face; ribbed suspension tube. 5.48 grams, 23 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Medieval Silver Ring with Beast Heads
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
D-section hoop with spur to each shoulder formed as a beast-head biting the shank, bezel triangular in profile with domed rosette. 5.21 grams, 26.81 mm overall, 18.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
