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LOT 2393
Post Medieval Bronze Ring Group
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (18.3 grams total, 18-28 mm).
Comprising three narrow bands and a ring with a large oval bezel with remnants of gilding. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 2393
Post Medieval Bronze Ring Group
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian, Roman, and Western Asiatic Reproduction Artefact Collection
20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: bowl with bust of Serapis in high relief; tablet with Ugaritic script in a display box; carved head with conical cap; Bastet figurine with earrings. 870 grams total, 5.9-18.3 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Five Crosses
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-section hoop with five incised equal-armed crosses to the outer face, representing the five wounds of Christ. 3.43 grams, 21.65 mm overall, 18.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s. From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent. -
Post Medieval Gold Mourning Ring with Skull
England, dated 1725 A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
With a chased hoop engraved externally: 'L: ROGERS.OB:19.AUG:1725.AET:22', fluted octagonal bezel set with an onyx intaglio engraved with an intertwined LR monogram and a skull and crossbones, triangular shoulders with small silver settings. 2.30 grams, 21.23 mm overall, 18.06 x 15.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13499-263472.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th-18th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay.
