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LOT 2338
Medieval Silver-Gilt Ring with Hatching
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.4 grams, 20.65 mm overall, 17.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Lentoid-section hoop with expanding shoulders and carinated rectangular bezel; decorated with lateral bands of punched hatching.
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 587, for type.
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LOT 2338
Medieval Silver-Gilt Ring with Hatching
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Medieval to Post Medieval Bronze and Other Artefact Group
12th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large group of various artefacts, including thimbles, mounts, buttons, strap ends, coins, a large crotal bell, a large cap inscribed 'IND CO OP & Co ROMFORD', and others. 867 grams total, 11-80 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. N.B. This lot is for UK buyers only. -
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Monumental Medieval Stone Gable from a Butress of York Minster Chapter House
England, York Minster Chapter House, circa 1280-1300 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved in low relief with blind tracery composed of an elongated trilobe on top of two pointed arches, also carved with trefoil cusps. 250 kg approximately, 103 cm including stand
Sold at York Minster Stone Auction, 20th February 2010, no.63. Accompanied by an original certificate of authenticity.
The buttresses of the chapter house were built primarily to support its very large wooden roof, and their innovative design has been much discussed for this and their role in the building's drainage system. York Minster is one of England's most interesting and significant buildings. The chapter house was begun in about 1280 as a centrally planned, octagonal structure, and it was constructed as a venue for the meeting of the members of the chapter. -
Large Medieval Bronze Dagger Chape with Animal
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Tongue-shaped with engraved animal, possibly a squirrel. 14.3 grams, 38 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
