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LOT 0365
Stuart Gold 'I Hope for the Best' Posy Ring
1600-1700 A.D.
3/4 in. (2.42 grams, 19.66 mm overall, 17.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
With carinated profile, running tendrils to outer face; inner face with legend in seriffed capitals 'x PAR x MELIO x SPERO' (I hope for the best).
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Suffolk, UK, on 1st March 2020.
Declared as Treasure and disclaimed by the crown with Treasure reference no.2020 T424; and recorded by the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with report no.SF-0DE329.
Accompanied by a copy of the report on find of Potential Treasure for HM Coroner.
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Russian Orthodox Bronze Travel Icon with Saint George
Circa 1700 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £140
Showing Saint George on horseback, dispatching the dragon with a spear thrust; the Saint dressed in a soft cuirass and seated on a high-ended saddle secured by breast, rump, and belly straps; on the right, the walls of Trebisonda and on the bottom right the princess; Old Slavic inscription on the top, reciting Saint George of Cappadocia (Свято́й Гео́ргий Каппадоки́йский); at the top, the Christ Mandylion inscribed inside a cross. 71 grams, 87 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
According to the Christian tradition, Saint George would have lived between the end of the 3rd century and the beginning of the 4th century: born into a noble Christian family, he became an officer in the Roman army and was then named a prefect by Diocletian. But when the same emperor decided to resume the persecutions, Saint George became a victim despite his important political rank. His role in the development of the faith is so important that he is included among the Great Martyrs of the Eastern Church and his fight against the dragon becomes a symbol par excellence of the fight for good which defeats evil. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
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19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Discoid in plan and slightly domed with loop to the edge; central facing bust wearing a diadem; field with embossed rosettes and other ornament. 118 grams, 10.5 cm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
