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LOT 1359
Medieval Silver Ring with Lion
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.4 grams, 25.70 mm overall, 19.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
A silver finger ring with hatched transverse bands to the equator, facetted shoulders with foliage detailing, octagonal bezel with incised running lion with tail raised beneath a star and crescent.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 661, for type.
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Medieval and Other Ring Collection
Mainly 12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A mixed group of finger rings comprising various shapes and sizes, bezels with plain, geometric and floral designs. 46 grams total, 21-26 mm
Fine condition.
European private collection, 1970-1980s. London, UK, late 1990s. -
Medieval and Other Ring Collection
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
A mixed group of rings including examples set with glass cabochons, bezels engraved with geometric or cruciform designs, together with other types. 46.5 grams total, 19-29 mm
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman.
