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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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Opening Bid: £100
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Romanesque Lion Mount
11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A mount in the form of a lion laying stretched out with its chin resting between its forepaws, stylised detailing to the face, mouth, mane and tail; pierced through the tail for attachment; two pierced suspension lugs to reverse. 20 grams, 42 mm
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Medieval and Other Ring Collection
Mainly 12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A mixed group of rings of various sizes and types, bezel designs including geometric and cruciform motifs, one set with a glass bead. 21.2 grams total, 20-24 mm
Fine condition, one broken, one hoop split.
European private collection, 1970-1980s. London, UK, late 1990s.
