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LOT 0378
Post Medival Gold Ring with a Carnelian Intaglio of Jupiter Ammon
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.41 grams, 20.20 mm overall, 16.59 x 15.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
D-section hoop set with an oval carnelian intaglio depicting the mature bearded head of Jupiter Ammon in profile, the face framed by curled hair and a substantial beard, the curling ram’s horn around the ear, the deity’s distinguishing attribute.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
UK, private collection.
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LOT 0378
Post Medival Gold Ring with a Carnelian Intaglio of Jupiter Ammon
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£750 (EUR 870; USD 1,013) +BP*
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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. -
Bedouin Silver-Coloured Ring with Blue Cabochon
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a D-section hoop with openwork shoulders terminating in two bird heads, a tall bezel decorated with similar motifs and set with a blue cabochon. 8.50 grams, 30.37 mm overall, 19.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Antique Icon of Mary Theotokos with Child
Greece, 19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Rectangular wooden block with gesso-covered surface; image of Mary Theotokos in an elaborate red himation supporting the infant Jesus on her left arm; applied two-part horseshoe oklad around Mary''s head with radiating punched stripes; applied crescent oklad around Jesus's head with rosettes and Greek lettering; small fabric bag attached to reverse. 697 grams, 29.6 x 22.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
