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Lot 1234
Berks & Bucks Football Association, a gold and enamel medal by W.J. Dingley, rev. engraved (Senior Cup Runners-Up 1936-37), 26mm, 9ct, 9.25g. Reverse lightly polished, otherwise about extremely fine; with loop and ring for suspension £120-£150 --- Provenance: Glendining Auction, 7 June 1988, lot 70a (part); Royal Berkshire Collection
Lot 103
4th-5th century A.D. and later. The tapering gemstone with attractive brown and white banding, intaglio motif of a rearing serpent flanking reversed letters T and C, the body coiled and forming an infinity sign; set in an eastern medieval gold ring with a keeled hollow-form hoop of heavy construction, and applied stepped bezel. Cf. for similar gemstones Faraone, C.A., 'Text, Image and Medium, The Evolution of Graeco-Roman Magical Gemstones' in Entwistle, C., Adams, N., Gems of Heaven, recent research on engraved Gemstones in Late Antiquity, c. AD 200-600, London, 2011, pp.50-61, pls.1a-d. 12.73 grams, 31.46 mm overall, 18.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P , USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1 1/4 in.). Private collection, USA. From the Alexander Gallery, New York, USA, in the early 2000s.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12107-214337.The image on the gemstone can refer to a simplified representation of the radiant serpent-god Chnoubis, invoked to cure stomach ache and heartburn. According to the Greek physician Galen, when worn as an amulet, it benefitted the stomach and the oesophagus. [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]
Lot 109
Late 2nd-early 3rd century A.D.. Comprising a D-section hoop with angled shoulders; applied gold sheet with hatched border to the bezel, set with a dark set carnelian intaglio engraved with a monogram '?????' (of him who is virtuous, beautiful). Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, pp.189-190, nos.240-244, for variant I, type II of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification. 6.42 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 16.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 2) (7/8 in.). Property of a North American gallery since the 1990s.This category of silver rings, with rounded shoulders is characteristic of the 3rd century A.D. This is also supported by the dating of the Sliven treasury, a grave find with coins dated to the 2nd-3rd century A.D., where a high conically cut gem decorated with the image of Helios was found on a similar ring, with a high bezel (like here) decorated in its oblique part with oblique hatches resembling pearl-like cord. [No Reserve]
Lot 100
2nd century A.D.. Comprising two matching solid hoops with expanding shoulders, each set with a dark blue nicolo intaglio, one bearing a profile bust of a young Hercules, and the other with a profile bust of a woman wearing a taenia or a wreath on her head. Cf. variant 3, type I, of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification of gold rings with gemstones, see Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, p.170 no.192; cf. similar artefact in the Koch collection, in Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 226; Go?y?niak, P., Engraved Gems and Propaganda in the Roman Republic and under Augustus, Oxford, 2020, figs.22-23, pl.6.2, for similar profiles. 12.83 grams total, 20.25 mm overall, 15.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4) 20.86 mm overall, 16.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6) (3 3/4 in.). From the private collection of the late A.B., London, UK; acquired before 1989.Accompanied from an archaeological report of Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12006-213034.The iconography here is simple, possibly referring to a married couple, or to important public persons. The 5th century Roman writer Macrobius wrote that the engagement ring was worn on the fourth finger. Legend has it that the vena amoris, literally the ‘vein of love’, ran from the heart to the fourth finger of the left hand. Gemstones and fancy embellishments have been found in Roman rings of every age, although usually for engagement or wedding rings the iconography of clasped hands, symbolising the ‘fides’ among the spouses, was used. Intaglio portraits were engraved into a large variety of stones but nicolo, carnelian and red jasper were generally the most popular for imperial portraits or for the members of the imperial family. [2] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]
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Lot 412
Circa 1490-1510 A.D.. Central panel decorated with a heart pierced by two arrows and inscription: 'qui de bon [COER] eyme', and verso openwork carving of blind interlaces and inscription: 'de bon [COER] donne', translating to 'He who loves from the heart, gives with a good heart'; probably given as a love token. Cf. PAS ref. SWYOR-11207 for a gold ring inscribed 'de bon ?'; Christie's. 19 November 2009, no.85, for a French 15th century boxwood comb inscribed 'de bon ? le done' (I give it from a good heart); see the British Museum, accession no.B,10.1-23, for an example of a heart rebus. 58 grams, 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). Private collection, USA.Private collection, Suffolk.Accompanied by a copy of an illustrated catalogue document.Exhibited at Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 3rd February-9th March 2024; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefact on display.Medieval specialist Dr Malcolm Jones writes: 'The same formula and use of the rebus heart-device can be found engraved on contemporary jewellery, e.g. on a 14th/15thC English gold ring recently on the French antique jewellery market which is inscribed in Black Letter script, ie. uous eme bien [I love you very much - de bon ? - from a good heart]. The familiar heart-symbol ? -- which nowadays we ‘read’ as love [I ? New York] -- makes its first appearance as a rebus in this late medieval era, engraved on rings, where it is to be read as the noun, coer/cuer, etc. One of its earliest appearances is on a bronze ring of 13th or 14thC date in the British Museum inscribed in Lombardic capitals: A VILA MON ? [Here is my heart GARDI LI MO[Y] keep it for me]. [No Reserve]
Lot 2092
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Hemispherical with basal ring, painted design to inner face of geometric panels, an ibex and a bovine. 779 grams, 25.5 cm diameter (10 in.). Acquired 1990s-2000s.From the late David Gold (d.2015) collection of Indus Valley civilisation pottery. David Gold and his brother were famous for setting up the first clothes shop in Carnaby Street and dressed the famous in the swinging 1960s, making Carnaby Street famous.
Lot 399
6th-7th century A.D.. Comprising a keeled hoop with a lozenge-shaped bezel, raised cell set with garnet cabochon, applied granules framing the bezel. Cf. Spier, J., Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millennium, London, 2012, for a ring with similar garnet stone and pellet granulation. 3.64 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 18.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (1 in.). Acquired from London galleries during the 1990s.From the jewellery collection of a London, UK, gentleman.The Merovingian rings typically have bezels in the form of four-sided pyramids decorated with filigree, granulation, and sometimes inlay. Around the bezel, as in this case, are often triangular clusters of granulation and gold pellets.
Lot 395
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.. With scooped outline to the body, transverse suspension bar; applied filigree and granule detailing, large 'eyes' flanking the median panel with looped interlace detailing; cleaned and polished. For similar gold pendants from the Hiddensee Island hoard, see Stralsund Museum of Cultural History, Germany. 7.5 grams, 39 mm (1 1/2 in.). Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.Westminster collection, central London, UK.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12070-212342.This piece bears many similarities to a hoard found on the island of Hiddensee in the Baltic Sea. The hoard consisted of a classic Borre-style disc brooch, a neck ring of four twisted rods and a necklace of ten stylised cruciform pendants, such as this example. The items constitute a single set of jewellery and seem to be a gift from a Danish nobleman intended for presentation to a Slav woman of high standing. They were buried for safety en route during some local emergency that resulted in the items not being claimed. Evidence for the production of pendants in the Hiddensee style is provided by the remarkable find of forty-one bronze dies, as used for the manufacture of the pressed sheets onto which the filigree wires and granules were soldered. These dies were kept together in a leather bag, which had been dropped in the harbour at Hedeby. [No Reserve]
Lot 39
VICTORIAN & LATER PRECIOUS METALS & GEMSTONES JEWELLERY COLLECTION many items damaged, to include eight items marked '9ct gold', 10.9gms gross, cut platinum ring, 2.2gms, diamond and other gem mounted jewellery shards, 9ct on silver, silver and other rings, ETCProvenance: private collection Denbighshire
Lot 24
FOUR ITEMS OF SHELL CARVED CAMEO JEWELLERY, comprising 14ct gold ring, stamped 585, mid N-O, 5.5gms, smaller ring with oval cameo set in unmarked probably 9ct mount, later attached to a cut 22ct gold wedding band, Birmingham date mark for 1935, size F, 3.0gms, oval brooch, unusual raised profile head and shoulders of a woman, unmarked untested yellow metal mount, 3.5 x 3cms, larger brooch, finely carved profile of a young woman with curls to her hair, unmarked untested yellow metal mount, 5.25 x 4.25cmsProvenance: deceased estate Denbighshire
Lot 38
TWO 9CT GOLD SWIVEL FOBS & A GEM SET HAIR FOB, the first set with three various hardstones, 24 x 17mm, 4.1gms stamped '9-375', the largest set with two coloured hardstones, 33mm incl. jump ring, 22mm diam, 9.3gms, stamped '9-375', Birmingham date mark for 1897, the hair fob in two tone yellow metal, unmarked and untested, double view lock of hair window, lower diamond and garnet set clip opening to reveal the word 'Love', 28 x 18mm, 7.8gmsProvenance: private collection Denbighshire
Lot 22
VICTORIAN & LATER JEWELLERY to include a 9ct gold bar brooch with central ruby, 4.5cms (across), 3.0gms, diamond set dress ring, untested believed gold, trace markings possibly Continental, size F, 2.8gms, unmarked untested signet ring, size Q, 4.8gms, carved jade brooch mounted in yellow metal, trace markings possibly 10ct, 4.25cms (across), silver hollow core bangle, half chase decorated, 7cms (across), two Cornelian and gold tone link necklaces, cherry amber type faceted bead necklace, 42cms (open l) and other interesting itemsProvenance: deceased estate Denbighshire
Lot 41
SEVEN 9CT GOLD & OTHER RINGS, all set with paste stones comprising 9ct gold belt and buckle style ring, size M, the other six are eternity type rings, two stamped '9ct', sizes J and M, two silver, sizes P and R, two unmarked, both size N, 11.1gms gross the 9ctProvenance: private collection Denbighshire
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