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LOT 2438
'Thames' Post Medieval Copper Ring Group
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 11/8 in. (1.24 grams total, 20-28 mm).
Comprising round-section hoop with three coiled wires, twisted wires forming a ring; accompanied with a handwritten note reading '2 rings from Thames, larger 17th century, smaller 16th century'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s.
From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent.
Accompanied by an old identification ticket.
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LOT 2438
'Thames' Post Medieval Copper Ring Group
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Post Medieval Signet Ring with a Galloping Stag
Germany, mid-17th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Comprising a thick D-section hoop with facetted shoulders, an octagonal bezel with a deeply engraved image of a galloping stag on a baseline. 10.99 grams, 23.27 mm overall, 18.43 x 19.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13506-263461.
The ring's style indicates a 17th-century origin, reflecting the period's fascination with equine motifs in Germany following the publication of Georg Engelhard von Löhneysen’s pioneering equestrian treatise, Die neu eröffnete Hof-, Kriegs- und Reitschul. -
Roman Reproduction Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: oil lamp with Jupiter and eagle with wings spread; hollow-formed bust with voided eyes, mounted on a wooden stand. 769 grams total, 13.3-25.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Group of After the Antique Stone Intaglios
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising an octagonal with a lion passant regardant, a rectangular with a face in profile, an oval with a standing archer, four oval with male bust in profile, a rectangular with a crowned male bust. 6.84 grams total, 9-18 mm
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
