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LOT 1938
Post Medieval Bronze Ring with Floral Motif
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.85 grams, 21.13 mm overall, 19.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
With scaphoid bezel, curlicues around a central roundel and pellets to the border. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 998, for type.
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LOT 1938
Post Medieval Bronze Ring with Floral Motif
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Framed Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With watercolour scene composed of five women entertaining Shiva in the form of a Linga beneath a canopy, one woman seated next to a cushion, another seated playing an instrument, one standing holding a plate or bowl, landscape beyond, panel of text above and below; set in a glazed wooden frame. 508 grams, 27.3 x 24.7 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Silver Reliquary Pendant
19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Presenting a scalloped frame and bifacial black enamelled detailing: one side with the Crucifixion scene, niello 'IC XC' in the field, two saints at the foot of the cross, scrolling borders; the reverse with 'IC XC / NI KA' over two lines with cross between; articulate and facetted loop. 30.9 grams, 51 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
A small reliquary pendant, possibly containing the remains of cloth or bone of a saint. The relics had to be kept in containers that expressed the dignity of their contents: chests, cases and, of course, reliquaries. This also applied to personal relics, often in the form of pendants, which were sometimes made in gold and silver. -
Post Medieval Lead Bag Seal Group
Circa 17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising examples displaying lettering and decorative motifs identifying a variety of suppliers and authorities for tax purposes. 555 grams total, 11-35 mm
Found Berkshire, UK.
