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LOT 1364
Medieval Gold Ring with Garnet Cabochon
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.71 grams, 19.14 mm overall, 15.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
A gold ring with slender round-section hoop and circular cell set with a polished garnet cabochon.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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English Medieval Heraldic Chessman Type Tax Collector's Seal Matrix for Customs Duty on Cloth
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A bronze chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil finial; hatched field with reserved heater shield bearing a Lombardic capital 'G', band to the rim with incuse legend "* S' : CVSTVME : PANNORVM:". 28.1 grams, 37 mm
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English Medieval Handled Flask
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A wheel-thrown redware flask composed of a stout, piriform body, strap handle and pinched mouth, splayed foot; decorative lead glaze to the upper body; label to base: 'THE / HENRY SANDON / COLLECTION / E.140'. 745 grams, 22 cm high
Fine condition.
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