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LOT 2188
Medieval Silver-Gilt Fede Ring
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.48 grams, 24.85 mm overall, 22.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z, USA 12 1/2, Europe 28.77, Japan 27)).
Flat-section hoop with bezel formed as clasped hands, pointillé detailing to the cuffs.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s-1980s.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 727, for type.
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LOT 2188
Medieval Silver-Gilt Fede Ring
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Collection
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Large Medieval Bronze Glove Signet Ring with Crowned T
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-section hoop and rectangular bezel with incuse Lombardic capital 'T' beneath a crown, supplied with an impression. 11.81 grams, 28.48 mm overall, 21.93 x 21.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y, USA 12, Europe 27.51, Japan 26)
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. -
Medieval Red Clay Quatrefoil Tiles Decorated with Symbols of Saint John and Saint Mark
Circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
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Private collection near Avignon, France.