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LOT 0346
Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.3 grams, 23.81 mm overall, 15.35x18.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 1.24, Japan 10)).
Slender round-section hoop with bezel formed as a cup with claw setting for a dark blue gemstone.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. The V&A Museum, accession numbers 649-1871 and 650-1871, for similar examples.
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Found Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK. From the collection of Dame Joan Evans (1893-1977), thence gifted during her lifetime to a gentleman collector friend from South East England.
Dame Joan Evans, DBE, FSA, FRHistS, enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an author and historian. She was appointed the president of the Society of Antiquaries in 1959, the first woman to hold this position, serving until 1964. From 1948 to 1951, Joan Evans served as President of the Royal Archaeological Institute. She received the Society’s gold medal in 1973. Joan Evans was honoured with a host of honorary degrees and fellowships, as well as fellowships of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Literature. She was a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur and was appointed a Dame of the British Empire in 1976. She served as a trustee of both the London and the British Museums, and as a member of the advisory council of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
