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LOT 2125
Stuart Period Bronze Ring with Pellet Cross Inlay
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (11.82 grams, 30.06 mm overall, 20.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).
With drum-shaped bezel, gusseted dentilled collar to base, five inlaid pellets in quincunx formation. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Comprising a hefty hoop with scooped upper face, alternating applied skulls and crossed bones on the upper face decorated with white enamel, the eyes, noses and mouths of the skulls set with diamonds(?). 10.99 grams, 27.06 mm overall, 15.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12771-237884. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th and 17th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay. -
Post Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Group
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: a cruciform chain link of cross bottony form, loop to each end; a flat cross with flared arms, impressed ring-and-dot motifs. 17.8 grams total, 30-50 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stuart Period Bronze Ring with Cross and Bosses
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Flat-section hoop with integral filigree meander, drum-shaped bezel with dentilled rim, raised beaded cross, lateraldiscs. 13.22 grams, 31.00 mm overall, 18.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
