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LOT 2526
Tudor Period Gilt Bronze Merchant's Signet Ring
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.86 grams, 23.50 mm overall, 19.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
With D-section shank, ribbed shoulders, raised square bezel with legend 'N · Π / A'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection, Bournemouth, UK.
Ex Parthenon Gallery, London, UK, 2001.
Property of a North London, UK, private collector.
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LOT 2526
Tudor Period Gilt Bronze Merchant's Signet Ring
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Post Medieval Gold Signet Ring with a Wheat Sheaf
Germany, 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Comprising a large hoop with a cut-cornered bezel engraved with a wheat sheaf flanked by the initials P and H. 9.51 grams, 24.71 mm overall, 21.03 x 17.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
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.13488-263468.
The family name of the coat of arms with the owner’s initials P and H cannot be identified, but it is possibly German. The garb of wheat, often simply called a ‘garb’ in heraldry, is a bound sheaf of grain and one of the most recognisable agricultural charges in coats of arms. Its traditional meaning is abundance, fertility, harvest, prosperity, and the honest reward of labour. Because wheat was a staple crop, the garb often points to a family connection with farming, landholding, milling, food supply, or rural prosperity. In heraldic terminology, it may be shown in gold to emphasise wealth and ripeness, or in natural colours to stress its agricultural character. -
Farrier Metal-Worker Figure Collection
20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Group of four white-metal figures displaying metalworking themes. 796 grams total, 7.8-11.2 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Post Medieval Silver and Bronze Ring Group
Circa 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including a signet ring with an inset glass jewel to each shoulder and profile bust of Sol, and other types. 42 grams total, 22-33 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
