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LOT 2282
Medieval Bronze Ring with Ring-and-Dot Design
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.11 grams, 24.54 mm overall, 20.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, discoid bezel with a rosette formed of ring-and-dot motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2282
Medieval Bronze Ring with Ring-and-Dot Design
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 Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
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Opening Bid: £50
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Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
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Medieval Red Clay Quatrefoil Tiles Decorated with Symbols of Saint John and Saint Mark
Circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising a pair of quatrefoil-shaped tiles, each with raised border and high-relief motif of an animal; one with a seated winged lion with a halo and a scroll representing Saint Mark; other with an eagle with a halo and a scroll representing Saint John. 2.53 kg total, 22.5 cm each
Private collection near Avignon, France. -
Medieval Amuletic Silver Ring with the Names of the Magi
Circa 13th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £625
Engraved around the exterior of the hoop with the names Melchior, Balthasar and Caspar, the bezel with a separate piece of silver fashioned to imitate the pyramidal form of a natural octahedral diamond and secured in a rub-over collet as though it were a gemstone. 2.79 grams, 28.23 mm overall, 20.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.
The names of the Three Magi formed part of the medieval repertoire of protective inscriptions used on amuletic jewellery.
