Tudor Bronze Ring with Floral Bezel

Modelled in a half-seated pose, gazing upwards with compact body, broad forequarters, the mane rendered in long, parallel strands; the tail emerging from underneath the body and resting diagonally on top of the neck. 855 grams, 96 mm



Acquired on the European art market.

The treatment reflects the continuation of late Gothic conventions within German workshops, while also aligning with the more classicising tendencies found in North Italian bronze production of the period. The anatomical structure is simplified yet purposeful, characteristic of functional or cabinet bronzes produced across central Europe in the sixteenth century. Its scale and form correspond to small bronzes intended for Kunstkammer settings or as elements within larger composite objects such as inkstands or caskets, where the lion served as an emblem of vigilance, authority, and learned taste.

D-section hoop with stepped shoulders, trumpet-shaped bezel with incuse lion rampant motif. 21.08 grams, 34.05 mm overall, 19.90 x 21.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Plano-convex in section, asterisk to underside, eyes drilled to accept inserts. 1.58 grams, 19 mm



Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.