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LOT 0316
Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Emerald
15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.69 grams, 25.71 mm overall, 18.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
With a fluted band and a rectangular pie-crust bezel set with a vibrant green emerald; European workmanship.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13386-257962.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 690, for a slightly later and more elaborate version of the type.
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LOT 0316
Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Emerald
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Featuring a round-section hoop and a large collet set with a vibrant red garnet cabochon. 2.93 grams, 24.96 mm overall, 19.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13387-258006.
During the Middle Ages, gemstones were often associated with magical and protective properties they were believed to possess. Gemstones could protect against evil or poisons, as well as heightening the individual’s characteristics and strengths. -
Roman and Later Bronze Artefact Group
Circa 3rd-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: Anglo-Norman scabbard mount with high-relief lion passant gardant; harness mount with heraldic heater shield, rivet for attachment; obverse face of a two-part scabard chape with openwork trefoil'; buckle loop with lobes; ring bezel with 'W' and leaves; strap end with columnar shank and knop finial; small gilt heatert-shaped harness mount; Roman amphora-type strap end with punched-point detailing; trapezoidal appliqué fragment with raised lateral flanges, reserved Ultimate La Tène scrolls on a keyed field with remains of enamel fill. 79 grams total, 26-70 mm
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Crowned R
England, 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With D-section hoop and ellipsoid plaque; incuse motif of capital 'R' and crown above; supplied with an impression. 8.10 grams, 26.03 mm overall, 20.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Found Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.34344.
The 'crowned R' motif appears on pilgrim badges in the 14th century, where it is often assumed to refer to King Edward the Confessor, or possibly Regina coeli 'Mary, Queen of Heaven'.
