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LOT 1940
Neoclassical Sardonyx Cameo of Alexander the Great in Silver Ring
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (11.22 grams, 32.35 mm overall, 20.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
With profile bust reserved in high-relief, set into the bezel of a silver finger ring.
ProvenanceAcquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
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LOT 1940
Neoclassical Sardonyx Cameo of Alexander the Great in Silver Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Post Medieval Gold Memento Mori Ring with Inscribed Posy 'In God Alone Wee Two Are One'
1700-1750 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Displaying large flower heads, foliage and a skull to the outer face, enhanced with black enamelling; interior inscribed in a cursive script 'In god alone wee two are one', together with possible maker's stamps 'D' and 'F' in two rectangular cartouches. 4.68 grams, 19.21 mm overall, 15.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector on 11th June 2021 by Mr Graham Higgins, near Hatford, Oxfordshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the report for HM Coroner by the Finds Liason Officer (FLO) for the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) for Oxfordshire under Treasure reference number OXON-FBF56A. Accompanied by a copy of the letter from HM Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire disclaiming the Crown's interest in the find.
