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LOT 0325
Medieval Gold Iconographic Ring with Saint Catherine
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.62 grams, 19.22 mm overall, 17.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
With an oval bezel engraved in fine outline with Saint Catherine of Alexandria, shown standing frontally beside the spiked wheel of her martyrdom; the shoulders engraved with stylised floral ornament, curved fluting and rows of beaded decoration extending around the hoop.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
UK, private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13505-263380.
Cf. a similar ring in Chadour A.B., Rings. The Alice and Luis Koch Collection, Part I, Leeds 1994, item 596, for the type.
FootnotesSaint Catherine was among the saints represented on late medieval English iconographic rings, which served as personal expressions of devotion.
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LOT 0325
Medieval Gold Iconographic Ring with Saint Catherine
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,000 (EUR 2,320; USD 2,700) +BP*
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