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LOT 1902
Post Medieval Gold Betrothal Ring
18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.75 grams, 20.74 mm overall, 18.28 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
The slender hoop with convex outer face, the interior hallmarked with a lion and blank cartouche; hoop slightly misshapen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the early 1990s.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman.
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Post Medieval Silver Clasped Hands Fede Ring
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a flat-section hoop expanding at the shoulders to form two clasping right hands with cuffs. 2.23 grams, 20.50 mm overall, 18.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Ex Sussex, UK, private collection. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
Tudor Period Bronze Bird-Headed Hawking Whistle
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £481
With stylised detailing to the crescentic extension, flat-section handle below. 53 grams, 58 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Warrior of Riace Bronze Statue
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Copying the 'Warrior of Riace', found in Calabria, Italy, standing nude wearing a cap made from the face of the Nemean lion; bracer to the left forearm for attachment of a shield or lion skin cape. 40 kg, 1.42 m high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11692-199339.
The 'Riace Bronzes' are two full-size Greek bronzes of bearded warriors, dating from about 450 B.C. that were found in the sea near Riace, Calabria, southern Italy in 1972. They are now in the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia in the city of Reggio Calabria.
