Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1702
Medieval Silver Merchant's Ring with Monogram
15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.72 grams, 21.82 mm overall, 18.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2 , USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
With fluted shoulders and scooped edges to the bezel, pointillé border and Greek monogram of a cross with 'MHNλ' finials.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 609.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Medieval Iron Artefact Group
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mainly comprising cleavers, axeheads, scythes and other tools and miscellaneous items. 9.4 kg total, 2.5-41 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with the Crucifixion
Germany, Erfurt(?), circa 1420 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,889
Rectangular with lead came framing; scene of the Crucifixion with emaciated nimbate Christ on the Christ flanked by a robed and nimbate male and female figure (Mary Magdalene), within an arch formed by two vertical pillars with facet detailing, scroll with 'INRI' above. 3.3 kg, 59.5 x 44 cm
Galerie de Chartres, 8 March 2009, lot 12. Ex central London gallery. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11904-207296. -
.jpg)
Large Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Seal Matrix of Count Robert in Full Armour
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Featuring a large circular die face and hexagonal stem, with collars and pierced quatrefoil handle, incised orientation star to edge; the die bearing a knightly device of a helmet with chaplet on canted shield of arms bearing three bull's heads cabossed and chevron with surrounding ' LE * S * ROBERTI * LE CONTES' legend. 38.9 grams, 34 mm
Found near Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, circa 2008. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11901-204414.
'Sigillum Roberti le Contes ' is 'seal of Count Robert'. Three bulls' heads appear on the arms of the Beverley family. The chaplet or 'cap of maintenance' is a stylised fur-lined cap which appears in the heraldry of leading families; the helm of the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral is made with a chaplet and a lion standing on the rim.
