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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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Renaissance Gold Ring with a Table-Cut Garnet
Western Europe, late 16th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Comprising a slender hoop with fluted shoulders terminating in small plaques, one plaque with the letter 'G' and the other with 'I'; rectangular collet setting with a table-cut deep-red garnet. 4.98 grams, 25.90 mm overall, 19.01 x 18.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. -
Egyptian Style Reproduction Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: composition bust of Nefertiti on stand; large scarab with symbols to underside; small scarab with cartouche to underside. 574 grams total, 4.2-16.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Byzantine Style Silver Ring with Engraved Bezel
Circa 20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a carinated hoop and disc bezel with two stylised figures flanking a cross. 2.75 grams, 20.22 mm overall, 17.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
This type of motif is often used as a wedding ring, with the figures representing the married couple and the cross conferring the church's blessing on the union.
