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LOT 2009
Tudor Period Silver Ring with Facetted Glass Gem
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (5.29 grams, 29.74 mm overall, 19.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
D-section hoop with loop to each shoulder, scooped cell to the bezel with inset facetted glass cabochon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Hansons, Derby, UK.
Private Buckingham, UK, collection.
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Stuart Period Gold Ring with Seated Figure Gemstone
17th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Bezel with petal detailing extending to the underside and shoulders, inset onyx intaglio with figure of Jupiter seated on a throne with perching eagle and flame in his extended hand; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.64 grams, 24.67 mm overall, 17.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12349-222567. -
Post Medieval Gold Posy Ring with Garnet
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Slender shank with the vestiges of a posy inscription internally, square bezel forming a cell with granule cluster to each lateral face; with a later cabochon garnet gemstone. 1.56 grams, 23.33 mm overall, 18.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe, 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired by the previous owner's father in the early 1990s. Property of a Warwickshire, UK, collector. -
Victorian Boxed Cigar Machine Patent with Royal Seal
Dated 1st December 1874Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Parchment patent document made out to William Robert Lake, numbered 4561-75, for 'improvements in machinery for manufacturing cigars', with attached original patent seal of Queen Victoria housed in a metal discoid lidded container; the whole in a lined wooden box with hinged lid and locking mechanism, with the royal arms in gilt on the lid. 1.52 kg, 29 x 22.2 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
