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LOT 1947
Medieval Bronze Ring with Gem
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.64 grams, 23.82 mm overall, 17.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Featuring a narrow hoop and expanding shoulders, a conical bezel with four petals, set with a pale purple glass gem. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1947
Medieval Bronze Ring with Gem
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Ring with Expanding Cross
12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Substantial ring with hatched shoulders, a large flower-shaped bezel with a central cross motif surrounded by a scrolled border. 14.86 grams, 28.72 mm overall, 19.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Bronze Seal Ring with Expanding Cross
England, circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Thick D-section hoop with integral disc bezel, incuse eight-armed cross dividing the field, central pellet. 7.95 grams, 19.81 mm overall, 11.69 mm internal diameter
Found Swineshead, Lincolnshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.53303. -
Medieval Bronze Pilgrim's Miniature Horse Shoe of St. Eligius
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Modelled as an arching horseshoe with nine nail holes. 4.95 grams, 25 mm
From a European collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket.
This attribute results from a story in which Saint Eligius exorcised a demon from a badly-behaved horse by twisting off its leg and miraculously reattaching it. Through doing this, he also managed to trumpet his skills as a metalworker by re-shoeing it while the leg was detached. For this reason, he is also the patron saint of farriers.
