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Lot 169

Ca. 200-300 AD A finely carved carnelian intaglio bearing a young male bust behind a bust of bearded old male, both in profile facing left, possibly co-emperors Macrinus and his son Diadumenian who rose to power after the death of Caracalla in 217AD. The intaglio is set in a heavy, possibly later gold ring of a round hoop with wide faceted shoulders. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.Size: D: 18.8mm / US: 8 7/8 / UK: R 1/2; 9.47gProvenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquire on the UK/European art market in the 1970s.

Lot 171

Ca. 100-200 AD A gold finger ring of a hollow tapering hoop and a bezel set with an oval-shaped agate intaglio engraved with a depiction of a helmeted goddess Roma standing next to a column. Roma - the goddess of Rome and the traditional personification of the Roman state. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Size: D: 17.75mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: P; 4.83g Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 180

Ca. 100-300 AD A beautifully formed hollow gold finger ring with expanding shoulders to support a bezel set with a large garnet cabochon. Size: D: 17.97mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P 1/2; 2.3g Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.

Lot 181

Ca. 100-300 AD A gold finger ring of a D-shaped hoop supporting an oval bezel containing a cell of a beaded border set with a stone intaglio depicting a bust of God Asclepius seen in his left profile. His face features a pointing nose, deeply set eyes, and an impressive beard. His attribute, a serpent entwined around a staff, appears at the left edge. In Greek mythology, Asclepius is a God of medicine, the son of God Apollo and Koronis. His temples (Asclepion) also served as hospitals and sanatoriums. Size: D: 17.35mm / US: 7 / UK: O; 6.88g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art gallery; formerly in Welbank collection since 1980s.

Lot 186

Ca. 100-200 AD A gold finger ring composed of a thin plain band with an applied large bezel with pair of fine granules to each shoulder and a ropework border, set with a convex eye agate stone in a dark brown and white hue. Size: D: 17.97mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P 1/2; 5.86g Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 187

Ca. 100-300 AD A very fine intaglio engraved with a depiction of left-facing Hercules, leaning on a column. The intaglio is set in a gold ring of a smooth round hoop tapering to the rear. Hercules was a Roman hero and demigod, the Roman equivalent of the Greek Herakles. He was famed for his strength and his many adventures, which he undertook while armed with his trusty club. Size: D: 17.45mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O 1/2; 21.61g Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 205

Ca. 600 AD A gold finger ring of a flat-section hoop with shoulders expanding to a wide openwork design to support a large bezel cell set with amethyst cabochon. Size: D: 16.92mm / US: 6 1/2 / UK: N; 6.95g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between early 1960s to 1990s.

Lot 207

Ca. 100-300 AD A gold finger ring comprising a circular flat-section hoop and applied round bezel with an agate setting. The stone bears an engraved gryllos motif, comprising a long neck with a hybrid representation of three male faces. The gryllos (from the Greek for a caricature) is an elusive figure in Roman mythology and is commonly associated with the occult.Size: D: 19.31mm / US: 9 3/8 / UK: S 1/2; 7.08gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.

Lot 218

Ca. 500-600 AD A gold finger ring composed of a round hoop expanding dramatically to form an oval-shaped bezel finely decorated with a punched image of a facing bust of a saint with a cross on his right and a leafy branch on his left. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists. Size: D: 17.97mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P 1/2; 8.04g Provenance: Property of a London doctor; Previously in a private Swiss family collection since the 1980s.

Lot 221

Ca. 100-300 AD A gold finger ring composed of a thin flat-section hoop and a bezel set with a carnelian intaglio depicting right-facing standing and helmeted Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, medicine, the arts, poetry, and handicrafts. Later in Roman history, she became the goddess of war especially important within the Roman pantheon. Size: D: 15.27mm / US: 4 1/2 / UK: I 1/2; 1.91g Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 372

Ca. 8th-11th century ADA large finger ring having a heavy gold round tapered shank with a fine ringed border bezel and four large triangular prongs set with an oval cabochon ruby stone. Intact, excellent condition. Sturdy and suitable for wearing. A nice example. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Cf. Sotheby's, Golden Splendour – Gold Jewellery from the Collection of Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter, Lot 1085, 28 July 2021.Size: D: 20.76mm / US: 11 1/8 / UK: W; 16.83gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art gallery, acquired on the US Ancient Art market; formerly NYC collection, ex. US art gallery, NYC.

Lot 374

Ca. 1100-1400 ADA garnet stone intaglio engraved with Christogram with letters 'N' and 'E' on each side set in a beaded bezel cell of a gold finger ring composed of a flat-section hoop with 'IC XC' — a traditional abbreviation of the Greek words for ""Jesus Christ engraved on the shoulders. Superb item!Size: D: 21.69mm / US: 12 1/4 / UK: Y 1/2; 4gProvenance: Property of a London doctor; Previously in a private Swiss family collection since the 1980s.

Lot 378

Crusaders Era, Ca. 1100-1400 AD A silver finger ring comprising a round-section hoop with a large flat bezel with a beaded border and the center decorated with a gold inlaid six-pointed star with a cross inside. Size: D: 19.84mm / US: 10 / UK: T1/2; 10.35g Provenance: Property of a London private collector, acquired on London Art market pre-2000.

Lot 391

Ca. 900 AD A cloth pin, used to fasten clothes, made of iron with tapering round-section shaft and ring finial, each part beautifully inlaid in high carat gold. For a comparison see The Whithorn Trust, Digital Number: WTAH055.Size: L:150mm / W:30mm ; 44.85gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s

Lot 412

Ca. 900 AD An amazing finger ring formed of rods of gold wire twisted into an expanding median section. The band tapers to the back with open terminals. For a similar see The British Museum, London - Registration number 1853,0412.71. Size: D: 17.45mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O1/2; 10g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s

Lot 418

Ca. 1400 AD A gold finger ring composed of a slender flat-section inscribed hoop, and a bezel with gorgeous inset cabochon amethyst. Size: D: 17.97mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P 1/2; 3.91g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between early 1960s to 1990s.

Lot 59

Ca. 100 AD A gold finger ring composed of a round hoop with expanded shoulders and an applied bezel cell set with a stone intaglio engraved with gryllos. A creature consists of a bald and bearded Silenus head, an equine protome with a lush and raised tail, all upon a pair of rooster legs. For a comparison see G.M.A. Richter, Catalogue of engraved gems. Greek, Etruscan and Roman (The Metropolitan Museum of Art- New York), Plate LXIII n. 541. Size: D: 16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: L; 11.97g Provenance: Property of a London doctor; Previously in a private Swiss family collection since the 1980s.

Lot 75

Ca. 100-300 AD A beautiful gold finger ring composed of a round hoop decorated with circumferential grooves and a bezel cell set with a carnelian intaglio depicting a pegasus, a winged horse. Pegasus, fathered by Poseidon, sprang out of his mother, the Gorgon Medusa, when the Greek hero Perseus cut off her head. Pegasus was tamed by the hero Bellerophon, who flew on the horse to kill the monstrous Chimera. For a comparison see G.M.A. Richter, Catalogue of engraved gems. Greek, Etruscan and Roman (The Metropolitan Museum of Art- New York), PLATE XLIX, n.395. Size: D: 19.51mm / US: 10 5/8 / UK: T; 3.11g Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 79

Ca. 300-400 AD A lovely finger ring comprising a silver D-shaped hoop with gold details around the bezel set with a garnet stone intaglio displaying a bust of a winged and chubby Cupid/Cherub. In Roman mythology, Cupid (known as Eros to the Greeks) was the god of love. He is generally represented as an aesthetically chubby boy with wings, who carries a bow and a quiver of arrows. He is normally shown as a follower or acolyte of the goddess Aphrodite. Size: D: 16.71mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M 1/2; 2.21g Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 95

Ca. 100-300 AD A beautifully formed gold ring of a round hoop with dramatically expanded shoulders and a carnelian oval intaglio depicting a figure of left-facing winged Victory. Roman rings were often embellished with intaglios, cameos, and precious gemstones. Mythology and Roman history were used as a repertoire of decorative themes. For more information, see Higgins, R. (1980). Greek and Roman jewellery. London: Methuen. Size: D: 18.8mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: R1/2; 17.9g Provenance: Property of a London private collector, acquired on London Art market pre-2000.

Lot 96

Ca. 100-200 AD A gold finger ring composed of a flat-section hoop expanding to form decorative shoulders with vertical ribbing flanked by scrolled borders and the bezel set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with a mythological, figurative scene of Asclepius, god of Medicine leaning on a snake-entwined staff, facing his daughter Hygeia, goddess of Health, who holds a bowl in her right hand. Size: D: 17.45mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O1/2; 10.47g Provenance: Property of a London private collector, acquired on London Art market pre-2000.

Lot 215

A small collection of yellow gold jewellery to include a 9ct gold ring and a pair of 15ct gold cufflinks

Lot 221A

A small collection of gold jewellery to include a 14k gold ring and 9ct gold necklaces.

Lot 226

A fully hallmarked 9ct gold signet ring.

Lot 234

A ladies pearl necklace with sterling silver Art Deco clasp together with a hallmarked gold ring.

Lot 404

9ct Gold diamond set gypsy ring total weight approx 2.5grams, ring size approx Z

Lot 405

Hallmarked 9ct Gold and diamond ring, total weight 2g, ring size P/Q

Lot 406

Vintage 9ct gold and diamond Claddagh wedding band total weight approx 2.5g, ring size approx T

Lot 408

Hallmarked 9ct Gold and diamond ring, total weight 2.5g, ring size S

Lot 435

Ladies 14ct gold diamond and stone set dress ring total weight approx 2.7g ring size approx o/p

Lot 438

9ct Gold diamond and stone set ladies dress ring, missing small diamond, total weight approx 2.3g, ring size P, hallmarked

Lot 442

9ct Gold hallmarked ladies opal and stone set dress ring, total weight approx 2.3g ring size approx L/M

Lot 445

18ct Gold diamond and stone set ladies dress ring, ring size approx N/O total weight approx 2.6g

Lot 494

10ct gold smokey quartz ring (5.2g)

Lot 495

9ct gold smokey quartz ring (5.7g)

Lot 119

A 9 ct gold diamond and amethyst ring. Ring N/O. 1.7 grammes total weight.

Lot 129

An 18 ct gold diamond and sapphire two row ring. Ring size X. 6.6 grammes total weight.

Lot 2

An Art Deco style 9 ct gold amethyst, ruby and diamond ring. Ring size O.

Lot 219

A 14 ct gold diamond marquise ring. Ring size M/N. 4.9 grammes total weight.

Lot 241

An 18 ct gold snake form ring. Ring size J/K. 5.5 grammes total weight.

Lot 243

A 10 K gold ten stone amethyst and sapphire ring. Ring size N. 4.7 grammes total weight.

Lot 252

A 14 ct gold ruby cocktail ring. Ring size K/L. 5.6 grammes total weight.

Lot 921

An 18ct gold and platinum set diamond cluster ring, marked Bravingtons, 3.2g, P

Lot 923

A 9ct gold seven stone garnet ring, 2.3g, L

Lot 924

A 9ct gold ruby and diamond cluster ring, 1.6g, O

Lot 926

An 18ct gold and platinum set Art Deco pear shaped diamond ring, 2.7g, L

Lot 929

A 9ct gold, emerald and diamond cluster ring, 1.6g, M

Lot 930

An 18ct gold and platinum set five stone diamond ring, 2.3g, Q

Lot 931

A 9ct gold and diamond cluster ring, 2.6g, N

Lot 932

A 9ct gold ten stone diamond ring, 2g, Q

Lot 937

A 9ct white gold and moissanite solitaire ring, 2.1g, J

Lot 943

An Edward VII 18ct gold and five stone diamond ring, Birmingham 1906, 2g, K

Lot 968

An 18ct gold, platinum and three stone diamond ring, brilliant cut diamonds, approximately 0.65ct total diamond weight, 2.1g, L

Lot 969

An 18ct gold and diamond solitaire ring, 2.4g, L, 0.30ct diamond weight, (shank stamped 0.33)

Lot 982

A 9ct gold Victorian style garnet cluster ring, London 1972, 3.2g, O

Lot 995

A 9ct gold garnet trilogy ring, 3.5g, M

Lot 996

A 9ct gold, amethyst and diamond cluster ring, 2.6g, M

Lot 999

A 9ct gold and diamond ring, 1.5ct weight, 4.7g, P

Lot 1002

A 9ct gold and amethyst ring, 2.9g, P

Lot 1003

A 9ct gold, amethyst and cubic zirconia seven stone ring, 1.6g, M

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