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LOT 1278
Medieval Gilt Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Ring Brooch with Inscription Verso
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.76 grams, 21.5 mm).
With quatrefoil at the upper and lower angles, pelletted detailing, sword-shaped pin; uncertain legend to reverse 'mAN + AVE' perhaps an attempt at the common AVE MARIA. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1278
Medieval Gilt Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Ring Brooch with Inscription Verso
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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France, 14th-early 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Comprising: manuscript of Psalm 129 (De profundis clamavi ad te Domine... 'I called out to the, Lord, from the depths...') in loose Caroline minuscule or batarde script with liquid gold detailing, blue versals with red pointillé framing; manuscript of the vespers chant (Protege Domine populum tuum... 'Lord, protect thy people...) in dense blackletter bookhand with liquid gold versals on blue and with red 'Oro' (I pray) responses; both mounted in a glazed wooden frame with cream-coloured card reveal. 447 grams total, 19.5 x 14.3 cm each
From a Blackheath, London, UK, deceased estate. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Illuminated Book of Hours Vellum Manuscript Page
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Recto and verso with nineteen lines of Latin text in blackletter script, recto with two illuminated capitals in gold on blue and verso with one; in a cardboard mount. 37 grams, 20 x 15.3 cm
Acquired on the UK art market in 2016. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
Medieval Bronze Iconographic Ring with Saints
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Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.