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LOT 1935
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Bird
ENGLAND, 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.58 grams, 20 mm).
Discoid in plan with faceted shank and pierced lug finial; central image of a bird advancing left with one wing raised above the back; legend to the border: '*PRIVE SV' ('I am private'); supplied wih an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Ravensden, Bedfordshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BH-D78F26.
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LOT 1935
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Bird
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 Ring with Gem
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Featuring a narrow hoop and expanding shoulders, a conical bezel with four petals, set with a pale purple glass gem. 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)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Barbed Cross
England, 15th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Broad hoop with rounded shoulders, one with a pellet; trumpet-shaped bezel with cross barby motif; supplied with an impression. 5.45 grams, 25.38 mm overall, 19.59 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Found Wilden, Bedfordshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.50799. -
Large Medieval Gold Ring with Amuletic Turquoise Gemstone
1200-1500 A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
With a high conical bezel decorated with four bifid scallop-shaped depressions to the outer surface forming a quatrefoil, flower-like design with the scallops acting as petals; a circular and deep central setting holding a turquoise cabochon; the decoration continuing to the reverse of the bezel resulting in a scalloped design, the shoulders sloping down and extending from between two of the quatrefoil petals at opposite sides of the bezel, with restored fine narrow hoop of large wearable size. 2.75 grams, 27.20 mm overall, 20.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)
Found by Jason Ashley whilst searching with a metal detector near Hutton Conyers, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK, on Sunday, 2nd November 2025. Accompanied by a copy of the Report for H M Coroner on find of Potential Treasure with Treasure reference no.2025T1429. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum disclaiming the Crown's interest in the find. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-1E3B30. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13293-255044.
The PAS report discusses that: 'Turquoise was not a particularly valuable stone in the Middle Ages, but one that was valued for its amuletic properties, protecting the wearer against poisoning, drowning, or having an accident while riding. It was also supposed to have the property of indicating the state of health of the wearer by the shade the Turquoise went.'
