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LOT 0691
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1ST-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (64 grams total, 21-27 mm).
Including square bezel with incised hatched saltire, scaphoid bezel with vesica, lozenge bezel with saltire, and other types. [12]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. similar medieval rings in Leahy, K., Lewis, M., Finds Identified II, Dress Fittings & Ornaments, Coggeshall, 2020, pp.272ss., PAS nos.SWYOR-F79217, NLM-E8DFF6, HAMP-06D639.
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LOT 0691
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Roman Enamelled Bronze Bird Plate Brooch
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Formed as a stylised bird with its head turned to the left, spread wings and tail, enamelled cells to the body and tail. 6.04 grams, 35 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Gemstone Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including Mercury seated with marsupium, a robed female figure, a boy beating a tree to dislodge fruit, Neptune with trident and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.46 grams total, 8-17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Silver Ring with Standing Figure
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Flat-section hoop and discoid bezel, incuse noched border enclosing a standing figure (perhaps Victory) holding a staff with a second staff to its rear, flanked by laurel leaves; chipped. 1.86 grams, 17.85 mm overall, 16.54 x 13.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A69.
