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Click here to subscribe2nd-3rd century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop with applied lozenges, granule to each shoulder, stepped bezel with inset garnet, intaglio profile of an ant. 4.27 grams, 24.79mm overall, 18.29mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19) (1"). Property of a Bristol collector; formerly part of his father's collection formed between 1960-late 1970s. Very fine condition.
5th century AD. A gold finger ring with slender braided hoop, two small glass cabochons flanking a larger garnet one with human mask. 2.96 grams, 24.84mm overall, 19.12mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (1"). Private collection, home counties, UK; acquired before 1980. Very fine condition.
15th century AD. A gold finger ring with leaf detailing to the shoulders, discoid bezel with beaded border, intaglio cockatrice advancing with sword(?) before. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 589 for type. 12.16 grams, 24.35mm overall, 18.75mm internal diameter, (approximate size, British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19) (1"). Property of a South London collector; previously acquired on the European art market 1970-1980. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
12th-13th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a round-section hoop, ellipsoid pie-dish bezel with claw setting, inset star sapphire cabochon. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 562. 8.96 grams, 31mm overall, 19.38mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (1 1/4"). Property of a central London collector; acquired from a large private collection formed in the 1980s; supplied with geologic report No. TL005232, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
2nd-3rd century AD. A gold ring with flat hoop, applied granules to the shoulders, waisted cell with inset carnelian cloison with intaglio standing robed figure handing a sword to a facing seated figure. 6.18 grams, 21.82mm overall, 15.75mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/2, Europe 7.44, Japan 7) (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the early 2000s; formerly with a Slough collector since the 1980s. Fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. A sheet gold finger ring with bands of stamped pellet, triangle and annulet motifs, the ends coiled into as disc. 13.6 grams, 26.8mm overall, 22.8mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+1, USA 12 3/4, Europe 29.9, Japan 28) (1"). From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve] Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
16th century AD. A gold signet ring comprising a slender flat-section hoop and discoid bezel with ropework border, incuse heraldic lion rampant facing to left with jaws open and tongue extended; 'TR' monogram maker's mark to the underside of the bezel. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Cf. Oman, C.C. British Rings 800-1914 London, 1974, plate 42(C) and 43 (D"). 7.79 grams, 22mm overall, 20.73mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25.0, Japan 24) (3/4"). Property of a Chelmsford, UK, gentleman since 2004; previously owned by his mother since at least the early 1990s. The rampant lion facing left is depicted on the Royal banner of the kings of Scotland, in use since 1222 AD in the reign of Alexander II; the single rampant lion still appears as part of the Royal arms of the United Kingdom to this day, following the Act of Union between England and Scotland under Queen Anne in 1707 AD. Fine condition, small scuff to bezel rim. A large wearable size.
6th-8th century AD. A sheet gold disc with loop to the reverse, suspension hoop with ends coiled round the shank; repoussé design with ropework border, four pelta-shaped scrolls and central ring. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.98, item 12; Thunmark-Nylén, L. Die Wikingerzeit Gotlands II: Typentafeln, Stockholm, 1998, pl.170, items 5,6. 1.51 grams, 24mm (1"). Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. Fine condition.
15th-mid 16th century AD. A gold iconographic ring with a rectangular hoop engraved with a depiction of St Christopher carrying Jesus as a child across a swollen river on his back, triangular shoulders with incised lines below the bezel, the hoop formed of seven ovoid panels, each inscribed with a lower-case blackletter initial and a leaf, the letters forming the word 'loyalte' for loyalty; the ring was discovered with 'amer et celer' posy ring inside it, also offered in this sale, the rings were found wedged together and deposited as a sign of eternal love, possibly after the death of a loved one or after a secret love affair was discovered and cruelly ended. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Willis, Alastair 50 Finds from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire – Objects from the Portable Antiquities Scheme, Stroud, 2016, p.72 & 73; and on the front cover of Garrett, Vaughan Vaughan Garrett’s Favorite Finds Metal Detecting Book, 2019; recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference number DENO-508A9A; accompanied by a print out of the PAS report and copies of the front covers of the books and copies of pages 72 and 73 of 50 Finds from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire – Objects from the Portable Antiquities Scheme. 2.52 grams, 20.5mm overall diameter, 16.98mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13) (3/4"). Found East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire on 8th July 2015; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference number 2015T509 and disclaimed; accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s report for H M Coroner, a letter from Derby Museums, and a letter from the British Museum to H M Coroner, Miss Mairin Casey. According to the legend, a hermit instructed St Christopher in the Christian faith and suggested that he could serve Christ by assisting people to cross a dangerous river, due to his large size. One day, after he had performed this duty for a while, a small child came to him and asked him to help him to cross the river. During the crossing the river started to swell and the child became very heavy to carry. St Christopher was forced to lift the child on his shoulders and could barely make it to the the other side of the river. After reaching the riverbank, he said to the child 'You have put me in the greatest danger. I do not think the whole world could have been as heavy on my shoulders as you were.' The child replied before vanishing: 'You had on your shoulders not only the whole world but Him who made it. I am Christ your king, whom you are serving by this work.' Very fine condition. Rare and desirable.
9th-11th century AD. A gold penannular finger ring with ends coiled around the shank, beaded median band to the scaphoid flange with triangular and other stamps. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.111, items 8-10. 6.12 grams, 23.5mm overall, 19.2mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.75, Japan 18) (1"). From a private ring collection; acquired before 1990. [No Reserve] Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
2nd-1st century BC. A gold finger ring with narrow hoop, scaphoid bezel with intaglio of Aphrodite (Roman Venus) seated with long hair unbound regarding herself in a hand mirror. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 86 for type. 7.63 grams, 25.06mm overall, 18.53mm internal diameter, (approximate size, British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.75, Japan 18) (3/4"). Property of a South London collector; previously acquired on the European art market 1970-1980. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
13th-14th century AD. A substantial silver finger ring with broad hoop, bezel formed as a crown with four busts of winged angels looking out; applied gold band to the hoop with cruciform shoulder panels, similar panels between the busts on the bezel. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 563 for similarly ornate ring. 36.16 grams, 37.13mm overall, 21.26mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21) (1 1/2"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
1st century AD. A hollow-formed gold finger ring with ellipsoid bezel, inset dark blue glass cloison with intaglio of birds on a baseline. 2.89 grams, 24.36mm overall, 19.26mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.8, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a gentleman; from a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery; formerly in a 1990s UK collection. Dr Bonewitz notes: 'Glass of this colour was very rare in the Roman period. The owner of this ring probably valued it more highly than a genuine gemstone.' Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
2nd century AD. A gold finger ring with D-section hoop, bezel of two ellipsoid cells with amethyst cabochons and a rectangular emerald to the centre. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] 4.49 grams, 22.26mm overall, 19.45mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9) (1"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously with Faustus Gallery; formerly from the Henry Mossop collection, found by him at Water Newton, in the 1970s. Very fine condition.
9th-12th century AD. A gold finger ring formed as a singe tapering rod with twisted bezel, ends coiled round the shank. 8.60 grams, 25.42mm overall, 18.82mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (1"). From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a London collection. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
1st century AD. An elliptical carnelian cloison with intaglio portrait profile bust of a young female, set in a hollow-formed gold ring. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 142. 3.87 grams, 29.08mm overall, 19.53mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a Bristol collector; formerly part of his father's collection formed between 1960-late 1970s. Fine condition.
Early 15th century AD. A gold iconographic ring with twisted band detail to the underside, a pair of quatrefoil flowers on stems with leaves to each keeled shoulder developing to a rectangular keeled bezel with standing figure to each panel (Mary with Corpus Christi on the left, Christ bearing a cross and trampling a dragon on the right); to the underside of the bezel an inset panel with crystal(?) window and behind a wooden(?) sliver (probably believed to be a piece of the True Cross"). Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 587 for type. 8.05 grams, 19.93mm overall, 15.12mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8) (3/4"). Ex Reverend Dyer collection; Leicestershire, UK; previously found Cambridgeshire, UK, and recorded with the British Museum in the 1980s. Extremely fine condition.
7th-8th century AD.. A gold penannular finger ring, each finial an expanding-arm cross with pellet detailing, each arm with triangular cell (originally inset with gems), pellet detailing to the shoulders and underside. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] 7.75 grams, 23.19mm overall, 17.88mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (1"). Property of a North London gentleman; from a important collection of Christian artifacts, Surrey, UK. Very fine condition.
9th-12th century AD. A substantial gold finger ring comprising a broad tapering hoop with stamped decoration (pellet, pelletted triangle), ends coiled around the shank. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] 13.30 grams, 30.95mm overall, 20.28mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21) (1 1/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in a North American collection acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
13th-15th century AD. A gold finger ring with D-section hoop and flared shoulders, facetted bezel and inset natural pyramidal diamond, monogram to the underside incorporating 'LAVBEFR'(?"). [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Cf. Oman, C.C. British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, plate 16(B"). 9.70 grams, 25.03mm overall, 17.49mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (1"). Property of a UK gentleman; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s, supplied with geologic report No. TL005218, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. Very fine condition.
14th-15th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising four ropework bands flanking a median granulated band, square bezel with frame of ropework arches each with a cross and granule detailing, inset later pearl with a median securing filet. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 495, 496 for earlier examples of the type. 9.82 grams, 30.49mm overall, 19.39mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20.00, Japan 19) (1 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; from a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery; formerly in a 1990s UK collection. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
20th century AD. An ellipsoid garnet cloison with intaglio sphinx and Sassanian script legend, set in a gold finger ring with addorsed female busts to the shoulders, collars of inset diamonds(?) and acanthus-leaf shank below. 6.95 grams, 24mm overall, 16.65mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 12.0, Japan 11) (1"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A chrysoprase gemstone with intaglio Venus seated beside a tree, altar before her and miniature Victory; mounted in a later gold ring. 12.1 grams, 24mm overall, 20.02mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.83, Japan 22) (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 1970-1980. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Dated (18)77 AD. A gold ring with D-section hoop, with a stylised skull to the outer face, inscribed to the inner face in italic hand 'In mem J. T. Bartt obijt 28 feb 77' with maker's mark 'WG' in a cartouche. 5.05 grams, 20.61mm overall, 17.41mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13) (3/4"). Property of a Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; acquired from an old jewellery collection circa 1995. Very fine condition.
1st century BC. A gold finger ring with ellipsoid bezel, intaglio of a mounted huntsman with a spear preparing to kill a running boar. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 137 for type. 21.09 grams, 24.18mm overall, 18.6x24.45mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (1"). Property of a South London collector; previously acquired on the European art market 1970-1980. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
TWO 9CT GOLD RINGS, the first designed as an oval cameo depicting the profile of a lady to the tapered angular shoulders, ring size L, the second a white gold ring designed as a central rectangular topaz with four single cut diamonds to the surround, ring size P, both with 9ct gold hallmarks, approximate total weight 6.5 grams
A SELECTION OF EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY JEWELLERY AND SILVER PURSE, the shaped hinged silver purse with kiss clasp, AF, leather lined compartmentalised interior and chain handle, with silver hallmark for Birmingham 1918, length 110mm, approximate weight 75 grams, together with a 9ct gold amethyst ring set with multiple circular amethysts and scrolling detail to the shoulders, approximate weight 2.8 grams, two marcasite rings, an early 20th Century 9ct gold triple row bracelet with pear shape slider with enamel detail, no clasp, chain stamped 9c, approximate weight 11.5 grams, with an antique jewellery case
A CHARM BRACELET, designed as a curb link bracelet with spring ring clasp and heart padlock clasp, suspending eleven charms, to include a 1911 George V sovereign within a scrolling mount, a poodle charm and a watch key, bracelet stamped 9c, padlock clasp with 9ct hallmark, most charms with hallmarks or mark to indicate 9ct gold, length of bracelet 190mm, approximate weight 67.5 grams
A 9CT WHITE GOLD DIAMOND DRESS RING, designed as curved triangular sections either side of a zig zag central line all set with brilliant cut diamonds in millegrain settings, approximate total diamond weight 0.18ct, with 9ct hallmark for Birmingham 2007, ring size N 1/2, approximate weight 4 grams
THREE RINGS, the first a 9ct gold signet ring with engraved initials and scrolling detail, with 9ct hallmark for Birmingham 1978, a further signet ring, stamped 9ct, both ring size U, together with a 9ct gold band ring with engraved herringbone decoration around the band, with 9ct hallmark for London 1991, ring size M, approximate total weight 22.3 grams
A 9CT GOLD, RUBY AND AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING, designed as a central single cut diamond within a circular ruby surround and an outer single cut diamond surround, with diamond detail to the shoulders, with 9ct import mark for London 1990, ring size O 1/2, approximate weight 3.3 grams, ruby possibly glass filled
A BOX OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, to include an early 20th Century gold amethyst and split pearl bar brooch and an early 20th Century wristwatch with 9ct gold head, approximate total weight of both 20 grams, an early 20th Century silver napkin ring and early 20th Century silver lidded perfume bottle, both with silver hallmarks, a wristwatch, various souvenir spoons, bangles, etc
TWO 9CT GOLD GEM SET RINGS, the first designed as open pear shapes to the top band set with six circular emeralds and four single cut diamonds, ring size O 1/2, the second designed as three graduated circular garnets interspaced by a total of four split pearls, ring size K, both with 9ct hallmarks, approximate total weight 6 grams
A 9CT GOLD SYNTHETIC BLUE SPINEL FULL ETERNITY RING AND A FOUR STONE DIAMOND RING, the first designed as a row of square shape synthetic blue spinels, with 9ct hallmark, ring size O, the second designed as a row of four old cut diamonds, estimated total diamond weight 0.20ct, ring size I 1/2, approximate total weight 3.9 grams
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