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LOT 2407
Post Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix Group
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.87 grams total, 26-28 mm).
Each with a pierced trefoil handle and sic base, one with three arrows motif, the other with sun in splendour, each supplied with an impression [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
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LOT 2407
Post Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix Group
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Renaissance Sardonyx Cameo of a Bearded Man in a Later Gold Ring
Probably Europe, circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
An oval cameo carved in high relief with the right-facing profile bust of a bearded man wearing a broad fillet or headband, a prominent nose, curled hair and a closely worked beard; the carving using the pale upper layer of the stone for the head and bust, contrasting with the darker ground beneath; set in a later, probably 19th-century, gold ring with a plain oval bezel, tapering shoulders and an openwork underside. 2.27 grams, 20.71 mm overall, 15.61 x 15.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. -
Post Medieval Brass Ring Group Including Posy Ring with 'LOVE LOVE' Inscription
Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a D-section ring with 'LOVE LOVE' inscription; a round-section ring with a garnet in a collet setting; a wide ring with piecrust edges and a central band with a chain-motif. 4.94 grams total, 17-24 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Eastern European Orthodox Bronze Cross Pendant
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cross pommy pendant with integral pierced lug, low-relief crucifixion scene with monogram to each arm. 3.05 grams, 43 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.