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LOT 0322
Medieval Silver-Gilt Betrothal Ring with Angel Holding a Heart
15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.62 grams, 19.65 mm overall, 17.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
Featuring a flat-section hoop with chevrons set with an openwork bezel formed of a winged angel holding a heart.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
LiteratureCf. many examples of this type of ring have been recorded in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, WILT-2C75F1, SUR-1590E9, IOW-0C8243, GLO-973026, IOW-2E6B43, IOWB20064, NLM-8C14E1 and SOMDOR-D9E932; another example can be found in the National Museum of Wales, item number 2012.31H.
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LOT 0322
Medieval Silver-Gilt Betrothal Ring with Angel Holding a Heart
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£400 (EUR 464; USD 540) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Found Suffolk, UK.
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Opening Bid: £500
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Opening Bid: £2,000
With a fluted band and a rectangular pie-crust bezel set with a vibrant green emerald; European workmanship. 4.69 grams, 25.71 mm overall, 18.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
There is a small fracture to the emerald and a nick to the setting of the gold, both damages probably a result of the loss or discovery of this beautiful jewel.
Acquired 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.13386-257962.
