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LOT 1896
Medieval Bronze Ring with Petalled Cross in Lozenge
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in, (5.59 grams, 24.66 mm overall, 17.51 x 19.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Comprising a thick D-section hoop with stepped shoulders with hatching, a rectangular bezel with a cross motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1896
Medieval Bronze Ring with Petalled Cross in Lozenge
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Silver '+OF CANFILD' Hawking Ring or Vervel
Circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £20
Plain hoop inscribed in large seriffed capitals '+ OF CANFILD' for Canfield in Essex. 1.35 grams, 10.92 mm overall, 7.69 mm internal diameter
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The lost pair of this vervel would have borne the name of the bird’s owner. -
Medieval Schist Pendant with Cross
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Lozenge-shaped with an integral suspension loop, featuring a central cross on a linear background with a wide border surrounding. 2.75 grams, 29 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Medieval Silver Ring with 'S' Bezel
England or Germany, 15th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
The hoop formed of ten raised bosses and the bezel in the form of a Lombardic letter ’S’. 4.35 grams, 21.25 mm overall, 17.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Acquired on the European art market.
Decade or rosary rings were used in personal Catholic prayer, similar to rosaries, with each projection representing a Hail Mary, and the bezel (often formed as a cross) for the Our Father prayer.
