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LOT 1995
Silver Fob Seal Collection with Calligraphic Gemstones
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/8 in. (10.6 grams total, 24-29 mm).
One composed of an openwork trefoil stem and oval base set with a polished stone bearing a calligraphic inscription in Arabic; one featuring a leaf-shaped openwork handle with rectangular base set with polished carnelian bearing an Arabic(?) calligraphic inscription. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
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LOT 1995
Silver Fob Seal Collection with Calligraphic Gemstones
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Renaissance Gold Ring with a High-Quality Facetted Diamond
16th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Composed of a slender hoop with ornamental shoulders, scallops and pellets to the oblong box bezel, set with a cut and polished diamond; traces of black enamel remaining to the lower half and base of the bezel; the diamond believed to be: VS 1, colour H. 2.44 grams, 22.59 mm overall, 15.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
From an early 20th century family collection. Acquired by a London gentleman in the 1930s, thence by descent. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, lady. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11910-206607. -
Georgian Gold Love Ring with Taurus and Heart for AI
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
The hoop with convex outer face, the cast elliptical bezel with small heart and other motifs in the field. 19.11 grams, 24.36 mm overall, 22.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Tudor Lead Tax Seal
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid in plan with low-relief design of a crown above a sun, fleur-de-lis and rose, within ropework roundel, surrounding legend beginning 'SVB[SIDII PANNORVM]' 21 grams, 40 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic, believed to have been recovered from the Thames foreshore.
