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LOT 2174
Medieval Style Gold Signet Ring with Knight on Horseback
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12.2 grams, 25.06 mm overall, 18.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Substantial hoop with discoid bezel, low-relief figure of a charging horseman; in 10th century A.D. Italian style. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in France in the 1990s.
Property of a North American gallery.
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LOT 2174
Medieval Style Gold Signet Ring with Knight on Horseback
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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Renaissance Stained Glass Panel of a Grotesque Head in Profile
Northern France, probably Champagne, circa 1540 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Figural panel with profile head wearing a draped fabric covering knotted at the rear, the eyes cast upwards and mouth agape, with wispy facial hair; scrolled arm from a piece of furniture and other items in the field; lead cames with loop to the upper edge. 124 grams, 16.7 cm
UK trade, 2018. Ex central London gallery. -
Chinese Archaic Style Bronze Vessel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With slim, circular body resting on a rectangular foot; two ring handles with lion-head appliqués; domed lid with three suspension loops. 2.7 kg, 32.5 cm
Ex London, UK, art market, 1990s. -
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Georgian Silver 'Born to Die' Ring
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Substantial hoop with segmented profile, low-relief inscription 'MORTI NATUS EST' to the underside, flowers in the following open field, ellipsoid plaques to the shoulders with facing skull motifs, owl with spread wings on the bezel. 7.28 grams, 23.96 mm overall, 20.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
The ring belongs to the memento mori (remember you shall die) ring type. Upon the bezel is engraved an owl, an animal symbol for the Other World. The inscription Morti Natus Est, means 'born to die' a reminder of fragility of life.
