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LOT 0950
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
2ND-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (24.2 grams total, 16-25 mm).
Including bezel fragment with inset intaglio Venus, ellipsoid bezel with ring-and-dot motifs, cup bezel with scooped shoulders and other types. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
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LOT 0950
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Mount with Cherub's Face
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Domed body with a raised circumferential band on the outer edge, the centre with a face of a cherub in three-quarter view. 50.3 grams, 50 mm
Found near Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector. -
Roman Gold Matrimonial Ring with Nicolo Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
A 3rd-century A.D. opus interrasile ring featuring an expanding hoop with openwork volute scroll shoulders, set with a 2nd-century A.D. dextrarum iunctio nicolo intaglio showing an opposing man and a woman holding hands, the woman holding an ear of wheat, the male figure wearing a long military mantle hanging down his back; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.40 grams, 23.52 mm overall, 18.89 x 17.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
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.13346-257954.
The wheat symbolises abundance, fertility and prosperity in marriage. -
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch
Late 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid type with raised concentric rings to the obverse and pellets between, enamel fill; spring, pin and catch to reverse. 5.9 grams, 27 mm
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.A31.
