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LOT 0349
'The Caunton' Medieval Gold Ring with Cobalt Blue Gemstone
1300-1400 A.D.
1 in. (2.01 grams, 24.17 mm overall, 20.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
With plain circular hoop with circular cross-section, attached to the shoulders of the pentagon-shaped bezel and set with natural cobalt blue polished stone, possibly a cabochon sapphire; the hoop professionally straightened and re-joined.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Caunton, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, by David Dillon on Thursday 19th May 2022, declared as Treasure and disclaimed by the Crown with Treasure case no.2022 T752.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.DENO-23C183.
Accompanied by a letter from the finder describing the circumstances of finding.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12899-237641.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, item 326, fig.215, no.1612, in particular; and other examples recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference nos.BERK-57430E (2019 T158), DUR-602602 (2019 T35), and HAMP-6C5109 (2017 T761).
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LOT 0349
'The Caunton' Medieval Gold Ring with Cobalt Blue Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
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South Germany, late 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,240
Carved in the round, seated on a chair with dorsal pillar; wearing a tunic and scapular, and with a cowl to the shoulders; sandaled feet on the rectangular base; right hand supporting an object (absent), exaggerated left hand holding the shaft of a symbol (cross?). 7.55 kg, 40.5 cm
Sotheby's, New York, USA, 27 January 2011, no.394. Ex central London, UK, gallery. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12831-240244. 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. -
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Pendant Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: disc with suspension lug, openwork border and heater-shaped central void; heater-shaped appliqué with radiating lobes to the rim. 6.51 grams total, 21-38 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Scrolls
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With tiered panels to shoulders, trumpet-shaped bezel, low-relief S-scroll motif with tremolier detailing. 11.11 grams, 28.61 mm overall, 19.58 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.
