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LOT 1788
Medieval Bronze Ring with Cross
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (16.60 grams, 30.72 mm overall, 21.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Comprising a keeled hoop with a raised plaque to the base, large discoid bezel with cross 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 and Other Artefact Group
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including a beehive thimble, annular brooch, casket key, spindle whorl and other items. 160 grams total, 14-40 mm
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Knight's Heraldic Red Enamelled Bronze Roundel with Silver Unicorn
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
A heavily patinated silver plate with red enamel field and reserved unicorn couchant among quatrefoils; pierced for suspension. 12.29 grams, 42 mm
From a Northants, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The design appears to be based on the 'Maid and the Unicorn' tapestry now in the Cluny Museum, Paris, dated to circa 1500 A.D. The field of the tapestry is strewn with numerous flowers which gives the name 'millefleurs' ('thousand flowers') to the type. -
Medieval and Later Bronze Key Collection
15th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including barrel-key, casket-key and other types. 74 grams total, 31-84 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
