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LOT 0333
Medieval Silver-Gilt Ring with Inscription
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12.94 grams, 25.84 mm overall, 18.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Thick plano-convex hoop with lion-head detail to each shoulder, flared shank and ellipsoid bezel with central field of rosettes, masks, and other motifs, surrounded by a border with stamped Cyrillic legend.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 595, 609, for type.
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LOT 0333
Medieval Silver-Gilt Ring with Inscription
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£300 (EUR 348; USD 405) ‡+BP*
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Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Lion
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
A lozengiform plaque with an engraved lion rampant to one side and two red enamelled columns with three empty circles each; attachment hoop to the top. 19.7 grams, 45 mm
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Medieval Period Bronze Ring
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-section hoop attached to a flat bezel with incised geometric motif. 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)
From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s. From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent. -
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Robert
Circa 1200-1300 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Circular seal matrix with remains of a suspension lug on the reverse, the obverse with a six-pointed star or flower at the centre, surrounded by a retrograde legend starting at twelve o'clock and reading '.S'RVB'TI FI'S (I/T)VRIS' for 'seal of Robert/Rupert son of [?]'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.61 grams, 25 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-FB0903.
The patronymic on this seal is uncertain; if the first letter is I, then it may be Jarvis/Jervis.
