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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)
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Medieval Knights Bronze 'Earls of Arundel' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
England, 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £45
Convex face with lion rampant and vestigial traces of red enamel; perhaps originally gilded, suggesting the blazon 'Or a lion rampant Gules', the arms of the Earls of Arundel (FitzAlan family); transverse suspension loop intact. 11.7 grams, 41 mm
Found Whaplode, Lincolnshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.56925. -
Medieval 'Thames' Silver-Gilt Lozenge-Shaped Brooch
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £15
With a narrow frame, pin mounted at the apex. 0.48 grams, 15.7 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Ex property of an Essex collector. -
Medieval Gold Ring with Turquoise
1200-1500 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,400
Comprising a slender hoop with a high pie-crust bezel with a cabochon turquoise within a rub-over setting. 3.46 grams, 22.77 mm overall, 16.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
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.13328-257948.
This form of decorative ring with central stone setting is relatively common in the medieval period, when a focus on gemstones over metalwork became increasingly common. Several rings of this type are known and appear to have been popular in the 15th century.