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LOT 1738
Medieval Bronze Ring with Clenched Fist
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.22 grams, 25.84 mm overall, 19.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
Comprising a D-section hoop and lentoid bezel with a stylised clenched fist on a hatched background. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Clenched Fist
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a D-section hoop and lentoid bezel with a stylised clenched fist on a hatched background. 11.22 grams, 25.84 mm overall, 19.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Silver Ring with Flower
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a flat-section hoop and a large discoid bezel with low-relief flower, a smaller raised flower to the centre, remains of green infill on the larger petals. 7.00 grams, 22.62 mm overall, 19.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Henry II Period 'Aubigny Family, Chief Butlers of England' Heraldic Gilt Bronze Strap Fitting
Plantagenet, 1154-1189 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Rectangular plaque with three columns of attachment holes, most with rivet in situ; heraldry of two reserved lions in profile each with hatched neck and body on an (originally enamelled) field; a rare survival of a heraldic object from this early period. 17.44 grams, 45 mm
Acquired 1990 with inventory no.90.91 and cat.582. From an important London, UK, collection, in the late 1990s. Property of a South West London academic since circa 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by heraldry specialist Dr Paul A. Fox, FSA. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
