Loading, please wait...
LOT 1438
Roman Style Gold Ring with Portrait Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.46 grams, 24.52 mm overall, 19.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
With an openwork hoop composed of heart-shaped volute scrolls; five pellets to each shoulder supporting an oval bezel with an applied ropework border; red carnelian intaglio engraved with a profile bust of a male wearing a radiate crown, possibly god Sol or a Roman emperor. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection formed in the 1970s-1980s.
From the Inglismaldie Castle estate, Angus, Scotland, by descent to the current owner.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Post Medieval Bronze Rampant Guardant Lion Heraldic Mount
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Of large size and of good style with remains of leather on the reverse. 30.5 grams, 56 mm
Found near Wells, Somerset, UK. -
Irish O'Connell Bronze Supporters' Badge Centre
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Sheet-bronze, stamped with bust of Daniel O'Connell with surrounding legend: 'D OCONNELL ESQ / REM[BR] 30 MAY 1844'. 0.58 grams, 20 mm
Found near Wigan, Lancashire, UK, circa 2006. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.
O'Connell campaigned for the rights of Irish Catholics and for Irish independence from the United Kingdom. He was convicted of seditious conspiracy early in 1844 but this was reversed by the House of Lords later the same year. -
Hebrew Vellum Manuscript Scroll
18th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £494
Over three meters long with dense blocks of Hebrew (Ktav Ashuri) script on rectangular panels folded or sewn together at the lateral edges; the script with niqqud diacritics, part of the Book of Esther. 157 grams, 3.2 m
Acquired in Cambridgeshire, UK, in the 1990s. From a Suffolk, UK, private collection.
