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LOT 1853
Medieval Bronze Ring with Stag
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.92 grams, 20.42 mm overall, 17.15 x 17.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Comprising a slender D-section hoop and an oval bezel with a reclining stag with large antlers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1853
Medieval Bronze Ring with Stag
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 Gold Ring with Cabochon Emerald
15th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With a fluted band and a rectangular pie-crust bezel set with a vibrant green emerald; European workmanship. 4.69 grams, 25.71 mm overall, 18.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
There is a small fracture to the emerald and a nick to the setting of the gold, both damages probably a result of the loss or discovery of this beautiful jewel.
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13386-257962. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with a punched-point border. 0.75 grams, 18 mm
Found Suffolk, UK.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. -
Medieval Marble Head of a Demonic Lion
Spain, 11th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Carved in the round with low pricked ears and hatched mane to the rear of the head, broad nose developing between domed lentoid eyes, broad upper lip, open mouth displaying teeth; repaired. 610 grams, 94 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London, UK.
