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LOT 0425
Medieval Gold Ring with Garnet
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (0.93 grams, 22.31 mm overall, 18.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
With a D-section slender hoop, raised bezel set with garnet cabochon.
ProvenanceEx Lionel collection, formed 1980s.
From the Horton collection, UK.
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Medieval Limestone 'Pictish Type' Fish Carving
Circa 15th-16th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
Rectangular block with high-relief carving to the upper face, comprising two fishes placed side-by-side, one with heavy scale detailing, the other with a bifurcated tail; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 24 kg total, 51 cm wide including stand
Discovered in part of a stone garden wall during demolition. Ex Stamford deceased estate, Lincolnshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
The carving style bears similarities to the low-relief carvings on Pictish picture stones, although a close match for the subject matter is absent. A stone recorded at Dunnicaer, Scotland, is carved with a fish symbol but its execution is very sparse and linear in comparison with the heavy detailing of the present piece. See Noble, G., The Problem with the Picts, in Current Archaeology, issue 134, June 2020. -
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