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LOT 1569
Post Medieval Gilt-Bronze Signet Ring
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.81 grams, 19.49 mm overall, 17.11 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
With a flat-section hoop, the almond-shaped bezel with a stylised lotus flower motif to each end, one end showing the stepped joint of the bezel to the hoop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Mildenhall, Suffolk, UK.
Property of a UK gentleman, acquired May 1978.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an old identification ticket including provenance.
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Stone Oil Lamp Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Group comprising: hand-carved stone zoomorphic oil lamp in the form of an animal (possibly a bear); a stone oil lamp decorated with flowers. 895 grams total, 11.7-13.4 cm
From an old Tonbridge private ethnographical collection. From the collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
The vessels are hollowed out allowing it to serve as both fill hole and wick and the body is decorated with dot and circle and stylised plant incisions. -
Renaissance Gold and Silver Embroidery Panel
Italian, circa 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Rectangular panel of embroidered fabric with gold and silver threads on a black velvet ground; in a glazed wooden frame. 1.25 kg, 52.5 x 25.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s or before. From a deceased London, UK, estate. -
Georgian Gold Ring with Diamond
Dated 1756 A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
With elaborate scrolled foliage detailing to the hoop, each shoulder with a scroll with legend 'MARY' and '1756 AD'; cup bezel with fluted underside, inset triangular diamond. 3.70 grams, 21.62 mm overall, 16.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11983-210473.
