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LOT 1857
Medieval Bronze Ring with Cross
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.29 grams, 21.66 mm overall, 15.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
With D-section hoop, leaf-shaped bezel with incised equal-armed cross. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, 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 and Later Bronze and Iron Artefact Collection
14th-19th century AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including weights, thimbles, crotal bell, finger ring and other items. 244 grams total, 1.2-10.3 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Pope Honorius III Lead Papal Bulla
1216-1227 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'HONO/RIVS/PP.III', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 53.6 grams, 41 mm
Found UK. Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Pope Honorius III, born Cencio Savelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 July 1216 to his death. A canon at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, he came to hold a number of important administrative positions, including that of Camerlengo. -
Large Medieval Gold Glove Ring with Cabochon
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Flat-section hoop with applied cell formed as a cushion with four radiating knops on the shoulder, open top revealing inset irregular polished garnet. 7.98 grams, 33.09 mm overall, 23.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+3, USA 13 3/4, Europe 32.57, Japan 31)
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. UK collection of a European gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
