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LOT 2281
Medieval Bronze Pentagram Ring
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.56 grams, 23.23 mm overall, 20.66 x 19.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2 , USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
Wide hoop with expanding shoulders and flat discoid bezel, incised pentagram and star motif. [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 2281
Medieval Bronze Pentagram Ring
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Gold Bishop’s Ring with Sapphire and Satellite Gemstones
Western Europe, 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Of episcopal type, centred by a square cabochon sapphire in a closed-back collet, four smaller collet settings arranged around the central setting set with emerald and amethyst cabochons, the bezel supported by a narrow flat-section hoop. 1.94 grams, 22.42 mm overall, 19.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13501-263469.
Finger rings with a principal stone and subsidiary settings in separate collets came into use in the early 13th century, and this form of simple low collar continued in use to the 15th century. -
Medieval Gold Ring with Sapphire and Inscription
Western Europe, circa 13th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £1,500
Slender hoop with biconical bezel and inset sapphire cabochon; enigmatic incised legend to hoop 'IAS[.]NV NAIA NV[.]VM / IAS[.]VI . V . IAIA. IONV.' 1.45 grams, 24.03 mm overall, 17.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13420-259793.
The legend appears to contain repeated syllabic sequences, perhaps a personal name. -
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Lions
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £180
Heater-shaped with two separate fields to the obverse, one with three lions passant regardant on a red enamelled field, one with geometric motif on a blue enamelled field; attachment loop to the top. 11.8 grams, 40.9 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
