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LOT 0327
Medieval Gold Ring with Turquoise
1200-1500 A.D.
7/8 in. (3.46 grams, 22.77 mm overall, 16.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Comprising a slender hoop with a high pie-crust bezel with a cabochon turquoise within a rub-over setting.
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.13328-257948.
See Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-1E3B30.
FootnotesThis form of decorative ring with central stone setting is relatively common in the medieval period, when a focus on gemstones over metalwork became increasingly common. Several rings of this type are known and appear to have been popular in the 15th century.
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LOT 0327
Medieval Gold Ring with Turquoise
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,400 (EUR 1,624; USD 1,890) +BP*
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Royal Medieval Bronze Carriage Plate of Edward III and his Wife Queen Philippa of Hainault
England, 1327-1377 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £180
Discoid appliqué, flat in section and slightly distorted; incuse heraldic detailing to obverse blazoned 'Quarterly 1st and 4th Gules three lions passant guardant [Or] 2nd and 3rd [Or] four lions rampant [in a quadrangle] the 1st and 4th Sable the 2nd and 3rd [Gules]'. 37.2 grams, 59 mm
Found Lowick, East Northamptonshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BH-7A9E2F.
The Royal College of Arms has identified these arms as belonging to King Edward III and his wife, Philippa of Hainault (r. 1327 - 1369). The terminus post quem for this piece is therefore 1327, the date of the marriage, and the likely terminus ante quem is Edward's death in 1377. A circular mount with the same fixing method, which bore the arms of the Bishopric of Ely, was found in Norfolk and is illustrated and described by Steven Ashley (2002: Fig. 20, p. 45, no. 196). The presence of the royal arms on this piece is likely to be a public display of allegiance to the throne rather than an indication of ownership on the part of the crown. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with a punched-point border. 0.72 grams, 20 mm
Found North Yorkshire, UK.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. -
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Heater-shaped with pierced suspension lug above; enamelled field in undy (wavy) lines with label in chief. 8.69 grams, 42 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The label was applied over the family arms to denote the first son during his father's lifetime.
