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LOT 2205
Very Large Heavy Medieval Bronze Strap End with Saint Christopher
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (53.6 grams, 93 mm).
Lyre-shaped strap end with foliage finial, a low-relief figure of standing Saint Christopher holding a staff and carrying a child Christ on his shoulders, rectangular finial with engraved geometric motif-possibly a letter.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Portable Antiquities Scheme, item number: LIN-FBA9E3.
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LOT 2205
Very Large Heavy Medieval Bronze Strap End with Saint Christopher
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Medieval Gold Ring with Legend and Amethyst Intaglio
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Flat hoop and discoid bezel with central cell and inset intaglio lion couchant; flange rim with impressed detailing and cross potent; hoop with enigmatic retrograde legend in serifed Greek and Latin capitals '+*Π*O*N*O*Y*O*I*E*N'. 4.04 grams, 19.36 mm overall, 16.48 x 15.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13452-259841.
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Medieval Silver Iconographic Ring with Saints
15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Lentoid-section hoop with hatched panels to the shoulders, rectangular bezel with two incised nimbate facing busts repaired. 5.12 grams, 22.65 mm overall, 19.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired in the 1970s-1980s. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
