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LOT 0340
Renaissance Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone of a Resting Hero
WESTERN EUROPE, 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.66 grams, 23.39 mm overall, 17.88 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Comprising a round-section hoop with foliate decoration on the shoulders, oval setting with a beaded border and gadrooned underside, set with a
dark carnelian intaglio depicting a warrior hero, in heroic nudity, resting after the battle; such images usually referring to the god Ares or heroes like Achilles or Theseus; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Acquired on the European art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13394-257950.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 658, 664, for type.
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LOT 0340
Renaissance Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone of a Resting Hero
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,500 (EUR 2,900; USD 3,375) +BP*
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Banded Agate Eye Gemstone Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising seven domed cabochons, each polished to resemble an 'eye'. 8.13 grams total, 11-16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Eros, the God of Love Seated
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Flat-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, a separately made rectangular bezel with seated winged Eros before a woven basket; the shoulder's stamped with '84' and 'A?'. 1.62 grams, 21.05 mm overall, 19.35 x 19.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Archaelogical Revival Apotropaic 'Eye' Ring
Europe, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
The ring with a U-shaped hoop and lentoid bezel with ropetwist border, set with a polished banded agate resembling the all-seeing eye. 3.57 grams, 24.17 mm overall, 19.26 x 17.26 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Acquired on the European art market.
Eye beads, often crafted with concentric circle motifs resembling an eye, served as powerful amulets thought to offer protection against the evil eye and malevolent forces.
