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LOT 2023
Medieval Decorated Lead Spindle Whorl Collection
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/8 in. (227 grams total, 27-35 mm).
Mainly biconvex in profile with pellet and bar detailing. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Nigel Mills, London, UK, circa 2000.
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 Stained Glass Roundel Depicting an Angel and a Couple
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
In old lead frame; possibly depicting the Annunciation with winged angel and pregnant Mary beside Joseph. 318 grams, 19.5 cm
Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Silver Ring with Cross Design
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With trumpet-shaped bezel, reserved cross on a field with punched annulets, pellet to centre. 8.05 grams, 24.58 mm overall, 19.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired 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.
Similar rings were found in the aristocratic cemetery of Stanicenje, in Serbia. These graves often contained traces of gold embroidered textile fabrics associated with hollow metal ball buttons, earrings and rings. Such rings were used by pre-Ottoman Balkan nobles as indicators of rank, particularly in the Serbian and Bulgarian empires. -
Medieval Silver Ring with Plain Bezel
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With a slender D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, large discoid bezel with remains of incised decoration; hoop split. 3.31 grams, 19.97 mm overall, 18.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
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.
