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LOT 1987
Medieval Decorated Bronze Ring Group
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 1/8 in. (27.3 grams total, 22-26 mm).
Including one with scrolled heater-shield bezel. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Geometric Motif
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Featuring a D-section hoop, expanded shoulders with hatched chevrons, discoid bezel with a pair of hatched triangles separated by a hatched horizontal band. 3.73 grams, 21.46 mm overall, 18.61 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Book of Malachi Manuscript Page from a Latin Bible
France, 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Vellum leaf with dense bastarda script in two blocks to each page; decorated versals in red with blue detailing; historiated capital 'O' with robed figure bearing a scroll; text from the Book of Malachi. 1.07 grams, 14.7 x 10.5 cm
Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Stag
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With stag's head in the central tondo, crucifix between the antlers, legend to the border '*TIMETE DEVM' (Fear God); supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.21 grams, 20 mm
Found near Finningham, Suffolk, Essex, UK. Property of an Essex gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The crucifix between the antlers shows that this is the stag of St. Hubert or St. Eustace, both of whom witnessed the miraculous apparition of Christ on the Cross between the antlers of a stag.
