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LOT 0305
Merovingian Gold Ring with Garnet
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.25 grams, 21.52 mm overall, 18.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
With slender hoop and splayed shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with twisted collar and beaded wire filet, cell with inset almandine garnet over a waffle-pattern sheet gold backing.
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1970s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12470-228354.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Hadjadj, R., Bagues Merovingiennes - Gaul du Nord, Paris, 2007, items 20, 153, 231, for type.
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LOT 0305
Merovingian Gold Ring with Garnet
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Dark Age Bird-Headed Strap End
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising a flat-section body with incised annulets and zig zag motifs, bird-shaped openwork finial with hooked beak and large eye set with a red stone cabochon. 30 grams, 71 mm
Ex Midlands, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Dark Age Silver Boar Bow Brooch
5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £833
Comprising a circular headplate with pointillé tendril ornament, and three radiating lugs, each with a flared collar below; deep D-section bow with boar-head modelling including open mouth and tusks, bristles and pricked ears; parallel-sided chamfered edges, recurved finial with dog-head detailing and teardrop dangle in the mouth; spring and pin to the reverse. 28 grams, 65 mm
with Artemis Gallery, Münich, before 1998. Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2001. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12226-222179. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
As the boar's mouth is modelled open, it is likely that it also had a dangle similar to that of the dog's head. The artistic effect of the brooch is to symbolise the chase, with the boar fleeing and the hound in close pursuit behind. This kind of fibula was used by the Romano-British people of Britannia, as attested by specimens found in Britain (BM inventory no.PRB 1954.12-6.1). -
Gothic Gold-Foiled Silver Buckle with Garnet
5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Comprising: round-section graduated silver loop; D-section tongue, forward edge curved over the loop, rear with transverse ribbing; small plate with applied domed cell, ribbed collar, granulated field, inset cabochon garnet. 4.58 grams, 28 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
