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LOT 1432
Tudor Period Ring with Armorial Intaglio
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.95 grams, 26.72 mm overall, 21.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
A copper-alloy ring composed of a slightly convex hoop and octagonal bezel, set with an armorial glass intaglio; remains of polychrome enamelled cells to the vertical bezel edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire in the 1990s.
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Stuart Period Gold, Rock Crystal and White Enamel Ring
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A gold ring composed of a slender hoop embellished with tapering, white enamelled shoulders with black enamelled flourishes, fluted box collet setting, set with a pink foil back and table-cut rock crystal; accompanied by a vintage ring box. 1.89 grams, 21.50 mm overall, 16.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Valued by Bentley & Skinner, Piccadilly, London W1, 2016. Property of an East Sussex collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Bentley & Skinner insurance valuation. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11669-197584.
The V & A Museum explains that during the '...Renaissance, the ring developed from the simple forms of the medieval period into a miniature work of art, combining the skills of the chaser, engraver and enameller as well as the stone cutter. -
Post Medieval Silver Cross Pendant
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £44
A silver cruciform pendant with lobed arms ornamented with pellets, bearing an image of Christ crucified in low relief, suspension loop above. 5.2 grams, 34 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market in the late 1990s. Property of a UK gentleman.
