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LOT 1558
Medieval Bronze Ring with Cross
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.28 grams, 24.15 mm overall, 18.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
The angled hoop with slightly expanded shoulders with facets, six-sided bezel engraved with a central cross within a lozengiform plaque, dashes populating the outer quarters. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Medieval and Later Pottery Group
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Standing Figures
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The oval die bearing a standing female figure next to a tree or shrub, a child(?) standing next to her, surrounding Latin legend 'SIGIL [...]GILE (or possibly SVLE) [...]'; hexagonal stem with collars and trefoil loop. 15.2 grams, 31 mm
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Medieval Bronze Buckle Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Of various types, including examples retaining rivets and articulate tongues, with decorative designs including foliage, openwork geometric forms and pierced quatrefoils; one example with textile within the buckle plate; a fragmentary buckle head with enigmatic incised inscription. 32 grams total, 28-51 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic.
