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LOT 2019
Mixed Silver Ring Collection
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (55 grams total, 21-33 mm).
Comprising: a ring set with a stone, gold inlay surrounding the bezel, applied letters S and P on the shoulders; ring with a crouching ibex; a ring with large discoid bezel bearing a cross and letters 'HT'; flat-section ring with low-relief eye motifs on the upper face; a substantial ring with a bull-head bezel; ring with segmented hoop, each rectangular segment with a decorative motif, bezel with a standing figure flanked by two animals. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an East Anglia, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Sicilian Gold Earrings with Droplets
South Italian, 1860-1910 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Each a slender hoop with openwork filigree palmette to the inner face and openwork filigree bar to the underside with small pendant drops and openwork bell with biconical and other drops attached to the rim. 12.18 grams total, 48-51 mm
Ex Georgie Chrischilles. Private collection, London. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Gold Ring with 'Rose-Cut' Diamond
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £481
With dentilled edges to the bifid shoulders and fusiform spurs above, lateral bars supporting a tall square-section openwork bezel with inset rose-cut diamond; indistinct maker's mark. 3.96 grams, 26.47 mm overall, 16.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Silver-Gilt Brooch with Inset Gemstones
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Comprising a circle of cells each with an inset gemstone, radiating birds and interstitial leaves, the upper bird with a pearl in its beak; drop pearls to each end, piriform cabochon drops below; hinged pin to reverse. 19.36 grams, 64 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12803-241424. 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.