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LOT 0368
Stuart Period Engraved Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.49 grams, 25.50 mm overall, 15.41 x 13.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).
Hoop with knop to the underside; elongated bezel, ellipsoid in plan with carinated profile, reserved foliage on a pounced field, plain shoulder and claw setting for a carnelian cloison. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 541, for type.
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LOT 0368
Stuart Period Engraved Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Stuart Period Knife with Bronze Figural Handle
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Triangular-section single-edged blade with scooped forward edge, short baluster, trapezoidal grip with low-relief foliage design; the final formed as a musician playing a wind instrument, with both hands on the chanter with fingers spread and blowpipe in the mouth. 56.3 grams, 21 mm
From an old English collection formed since 1960. -
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Large Natural Pink Sapphire in 24 Carat Gold Mughal Ring
Burma, circa 18th century A.D.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Comprising a solid round-section ring with a large, rectangular bezel set with a vibrant pink sugarloaf-shaped sapphire. 20.3 grams, 33.21 mm overall, 16.21x17.28 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
From the private collection of Lord Ian Balfour, author of 'Famous Diamonds'; received by gift to the present owner circa 2001. Accompanied by a copy of a Gemmological Certification Services lab report invoice no.41731. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13268-251909.
According to the GCS report, there is no indication of heating, and they have estimated the weight of the sapphire to be between 10 and 20 carats. Subsequent CT scanning has confirmed that the weight of the sapphire is 16.3 carats. -
Georgian Period Silver Ring with Floral Design
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With lateral spurs and stepped shoulders, the bezel an octofoil with raised hexafoil motif and pellets. 11.08 grams, 25.60 mm overall, 19.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
