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LOT 2275
Medieval Decorated Bronze Ring
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.75 grams, 22.82 mm overall, 19.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Penannular type with overlapped ends; incised border with fringe detailing, three punched hubs each surrounded by a ring of pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 2275
Medieval Decorated Bronze Ring
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 Part of a Circular Box with Embossed Leather
15th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with applied decorative plates to the sidewall; cuir bouilli panels to the outer face with reserved fronds and tendrils on a pounced field, central roundel with agnus dei and four radiating heater-shaped lobes with heraldic designs - crossed keys, field of fleurs-de-lys, lion rampant and plain chief (upper panel); below the rim, six of original seven rectangular brackets; inner face with later sheet-bronze lining bearing printed gilt designs; old collector's label to inner base with indistinct legend end ing '...Lille'. 545 grams, 23 cm wide
By repute, collection of Andre (1875-1949) and Maria (1887-1947) Larminet-Davioud, Lille. By descent to Georges Davioud (1927-2014), Lille. By descent to his heirs, and sold at their sale, Pierre Berge, Paris, 27th January 2021. -
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Floral Device
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A flat discoid pendant with gilded obverse showing a motif of a stylised flower. 4.3 grams, 29 mm
Ex retired East Anglian school teacher, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 1960s-1980s. -
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.
