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LOT 2173
Medieval Period Bronze Ring
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (7.14 grams, 22.22 mm overall, 17.91 x 16.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
D-section hoop attached to a flat bezel with incised geometric motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s.
From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent.
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LOT 2173
Medieval Period Bronze Ring
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of Pieter Van Den Sanne
Circa 1200-1300 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Chess piece type seal matrix with a pierced trefoil-shaped lug, circular die with a merchant's mark and inscription reading '+PIETER VAN DEN SANNE'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 12.5 grams, 29 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-566C60. -
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Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Dragon
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Heater-shaped with integral suspension lug; incuse dragon with wings raised. 14 grams, 45 mm
Ex Graham Slater collection, Cambridge, 1980s-1990s. -
Medieval Gold Ring with Sapphire and Inscription
Western Europe, circa 13th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Slender hoop with biconical bezel and inset sapphire cabochon; enigmatic incised legend to hoop 'IAS[.]NV NAIA NV[.]VM / IAS[.]VI . V . IAIA. IONV.' 1.45 grams, 24.03 mm overall, 17.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13420-259793.
The legend appears to contain repeated syllabic sequences, perhaps a personal name.
