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Lot 210
TWO 9CT GOLD DRESS RINGS, one single stone amethyst in a twist rope edge, amethyst measuring approximately 10mm x 8mm, ring size N, a sapphire and diamond half hoop style ring, oval mixed dark blue sapphires interspaced by round brilliant cut diamonds, ring size L, stamped to band '0.14', both rings hallmarked 9ct gold, approximate gross weight 5.4 grams
Lot 171
A diamond solitaire ring, the brilliant cut stone claw set in a yellow and white gold mount, 2mm wide shank with spear point and tube shoulders marked 18ct, approximate size of diamond 2.35 carat, ring size O. Insurance valuation certificate for seven thousand eight hundred pounds dated 1991, states approximate weight 2.35 carats, colour silver cape (equivalent K/L), clarity 2nd pique.
Lot 172
A diamond solitaire ring, the brilliant cut stone claw set in an 18 carat yellow and white gold mount with spear point and tube shoulders, approximate weight of diamond 1.23 carat, ring size I. Insurance valuation certificate for nine thousand five hundred pounds date 2003, states approximate weight 1.33 carats, colour H, Clarity VVS.
Lot 222
An 18 carat yellow gold open face pocket watch, 52mm white enamel dial with roman numeral chapter ring in a plain polished outer and inner case, bulls eye glass, hallmarked London 1815, case diameter 57mm, key wind ornately chased movement marked Will. Eley London 1816, gross weight approximately 154.2gms, no engraved personal inscriptions, watch winds freely but is not running at present time. Watch is housed in a brown leather pressed crocodile effect strut case.
Lot 223
A 9 carat yellow gold demi-hunter pocket watch, 40mm white enamel dial marked Vertex with roman numeral chapter ring and secondary seconds dial in plain polished outer and inner cases numbered 672263, central bubble glass with black roman numerals to outer case, hallmarked Birmingham 1939, case diameter 47mm, keyless 15 jewel Vertex movement, gross weight approximately 95.1gms, no engraved personal inscriptions, watch winds freely and is running at present time although no guarantee is given.
Lot 203
3rd-4th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop of two parallel beaded borders supporting an ellipsoid cell with granules to the shoulders, inset green glass cloison with intaglio mane in fede clasped hands motif with three pellets below. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 221 for type. 4.09 grams, 18mm overall, 15.04mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 7.12, Japan 7) (3/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in South Africa; acquired since the late 1980s. Very fine condition.
Lot 204
1st-3rd century AD. A gold ring with shank widening at the shoulder; oval bezel with granule decoration to the edge and set with a carnelian intaglio with bust of Janus Bifrons with curly hair and beard. 6.35 grams, 23.64mm overall, 18.59mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.40, Japan 18) (1"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 206
3rd century AD. A jasper elliptical cloison with intaglio dolphin and fishes, set into a later gold finger ring. Cf.Hoey Middleton, S. Seals, Finger Rings, Engraved Gems and Amulets in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Exeter, 1998, item 46 for type. 9.02 grams, 24mm overall, 20.18mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22) (1"). Private collection, home counties, UK; acquired before 1980. Very fine condition.
Lot 209
3rd century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a tapering D-section hoop, angled shoulders with chevron detailing, cell with inset onyx cloison, intaglio seated figure with facing horned beast. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 227 for type. 9.23 grams, 25.84mm overall, 16.67 x 22.25mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12) (1"). From the David John Dennis collection of ancient jewellery; acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. David Dennis started collecting items when he was a 10 year old boy during the Blitz in London, gathering parts of nose cones from shells and other pieces of shrapnel that had fallen from the skies. After the war he turned his attentions to cigarette cards, postage stamps, banknotes, coins and eventually ancient artefacts, predominantly Roman jewellery. Now living in Cumbria with his daughter, he decided it was time to part with his collections. [No Reserve] Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 210
2nd-3rd century AD. A gold ring with tapering flat section shank, flaring at the shoulder and widening to the bezel, engraved with acanthus leaf pattern; oval bezel set with carnelian intaglio engraved with the image of the goddess Abundantia standing, holding cornucopia in one hand, other hand outstretched. 11 grams, 25.60mm overall, 19.70mm internal diameter (approximate ring size British T 1/2, USA 10, Europe 21.89, Japan 21) (1"). Property of a Kent lady; previously in a Surrey collection; acquired in the early 1970s; accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue listing. In ancient Roman religion, Abundantia was a divine personification of abundance and prosperity. The Augustan poet Ovid gives Abundantia a role in the myth of Acheloüs the river god, one of whose horns was ripped from his forehead by Hercules. The horn was taken up by the Naiads and transformed into the cornucopia that was granted to Abundantia. She was associated with Ceres and equated with Annona, both of whom embodied the grain supply, an essential for the people of Rome and the Empire. Very fine condition.
Lot 212
3rd century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a narrow hoop with angled lyre-shaped shoulders, square cell with inset emerald cabochon. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 207 for type. 2.15 grams, 19.9mm overall, 13.69mm internal diameter (approximate size British E 1/2, USA 2 1/2, Europe 2.76, Japan 3) (3/4"). From the David John Dennis collection of ancient jewellery; acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. David Dennis started collecting items when he was a 10 year old boy during the Blitz in London gathering parts of nose cones from shells and other pieces of shrapnel that had fallen from the skies. After the war he turned his attentions to cigarette cards, postage stamps, bank notes, coins and eventually ancient artefacts, predominately Roman jewellery. Now living in Cumbria with his daughter he decided it was time to part with his collections. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 214
4th century AD. A black jasper intaglio engraved with the bust of Minerva wearing helmet; set into a later gold ring with D-section hoop widening to the shoulder; surface four rows of applied gold beads graduating in size to the bottom with oval bezel. 11.30 grams, 28.59mm overall, 21.66mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y 1/2, USA 12 1/4, Europe 28.05, Japan 27) (1 1/4"). From a private collection; formed 1965-1975. Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 215
3rd century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a D-section narrow hoop, ellipsoid plaque with cell and flange collar, inset carnelian cloison with intaglio faun holding a tool and a pine-cone. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 206 for type. 4.21 grams, 20.99mm overall, 15.86mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9) (3/4"). From an important North West London collection; acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Very fine condition.
Lot 220
1st century BC-1st century AD. A hollow-formed gold finger ring comprising a D-section shank, discoid plaque with flange rim, inset agate cloison. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 202 for type. 6.61 grams, 24.92mm overall, 17.15mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 3/4, Europe 13.15, Japan 13) (1"). From a London collection, acquired in 1999; formerly from the private collection of Mr & Mrs Fischer, Munich, Germany, formed 1958-1998. Fine condition.
Lot 221
3rd century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop, flared shoulders with openwork scrolled foliage to the edges, raised ellipsoid plaque with openwork borders, incised 'DMINOR' inscription. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 184. 14 grams, 21mm overall, 17.75x14.66mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.06, Japan 6) (3/4"). Property of a Californian gentleman; acquired on the American art market in the 1990s. Very fine condition.
Lot 222
3rd century AD. A gold finger ring with openwork beaded wire hoop, annulets with letters to the centre reading 'LEGIIIFF' for '3rd Legion Flavia Felix'. 2.73 grams, 21.88 overall, 20.11mm diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10 1/4, Europe 20, Japan 21) (7/8"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s. The 3rd Legion was raised in Dalmatia (modern Croatia) and was called 'Flavia Felix' (the fortunate"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 223
3rd century AD. A gold ring with shank widening at the shoulder; flat bezel with beaded oval border framing a clasped pair of hands in dextrarum iunctio symbolising marriage. 4.76 grams, 23.22mm overall, 20.32mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 3/4, Europe 23.87, Japan 23) (1"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 224
2nd-3rd century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a slender tapering hoop, ellipsoid bezel with intaglio standing figure of Vesta(?) with frond. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 229 for type. 3.72 grams, 18.83mm overall, 14.78 x 16.24mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6) (3/4"). From the David John Dennis collection of ancient jewellery; acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. David Dennis started collecting items when he was a 10 year old boy during the Blitz in London gathering parts of nose cones from shells and other pieces of shrapnel that had fallen from the skies. After the war he turned his attentions to cigarette cards, postage stamps, bank notes, coins and eventually ancient artefacts, predominately Roman jewellery. Now living in Cumbria with his daughter he decided it was time to part with his collections. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 226
1st-2nd century AD. A matched pair of East Roman gold earrings each a large piriform cell with inset green glass cloison, border and bow of graduated granules, drum-shaped element with repoussé ribbing and three lines of filigree and granules converging to a large granule finial; ornaments from a temple-ring assemblage, with backs of hoops absent. See Ristovska, N. Temple Pendants in Medieval Rus': How Were They Worn? in Entwistle, C. & Adams, N. Intelligible Beauty, Recent Research into Byzantine Jewellery, London, 2010 for discussion. 11 grams total, 67mm (2 1/2"). From the David John Dennis collection of ancient jewellery; acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. David Dennis started collecting items when he was a 10 year old boy during the Blitz in London gathering parts of nose cones from shells and other pieces of shrapnel that had fallen from the skies. After the war he turned his attentions to cigarette cards, postage stamps, bank notes, coins and eventually ancient artefacts, predominately Roman jewellery. Now living in Cumbria with his daughter he decided it was time to part with his collections. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 227
4th century AD. A gold ring with band shank engraved CONSTANTINO CAVDIVM NOSTRI; rectangular raised bezel engraved FIDEM. 15.24 grams, 23.83mm overall, 21.26mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2, USA 11 3/4, Europe 26.92, Japan 26) (1"). From a home counties collection; formed 1970-1980. Very fine condition. A large wearable size. Very rare.
Lot 237
6th-7th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a D-section hoop with keeled shoulders, scaphoid plaque with crosses flanking a monogram including 'E X E A C'. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 487 for type. 5.68 grams, 20mm overall, 16.24mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 11.0, Japan 10) (3/4"). The property of a London collector since 1973; previously with Christie's, Rings from Antiquity to the Present Day, London, 5 October 1988, lot 340; formerly in the Gilhou collection; published 1912, catalogue no.859; accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's and Gilhou collection catalogue pages. Very fine condition, worn and polished with age.
Lot 238
14th-15th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hexagonal hoop with octagonal bezel engraved in intaglio with niello, a togate saint with halo around head, holding a cross-sceptre, with greek inscription to three sides reading O A?I(O?) / COHN / ?ETRO, addressing Saint Peter. 10.6 grams, 21.54mm overall, 18.84mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.00, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 239
5th-6th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a C-section hoop with flared shoulders, stepped conical bezel with inset irregular amethyst, lateral spur with trumpet-mouth and later pearl bead. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 484. 11 grams, 40mm overall, 20.66mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.91, Japan 24) (1 1/2"). Property of a South West London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; by descent 1986. Fine condition.
Lot 33
Roman Period, 30 BC-323 AD. A gold ring in the form of a coiled snake, engraved details to the head and body, tail bent round into a loop. 6.90 grams, 22.89mm overall, 18.68mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.62, Japan 18) (3/4"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 34
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. A gold finger ring comprising a round-section hoop with tapering ends, swivel-mounted ellipsoid cell with inset glazed composition scarab underside open to reveal hieroglyphic text. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 2 for type. 7.57 grams, 29.3mm overall, 18.2mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 8, Europe 17.15, Japan 16) (1"). Property of a respected gentleman, from his private collection formed 1965-2018. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 340
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A large sheet-gold pendant formed as a domed disc with rolled suspension loop, bands of repoussé pellets, radiating strokes, ring-and-dot motifs. 27 grams, 85mm (3 1/4"). Property of a respected gentleman, from his private collection formed 1965-2018. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 351
1st millennium BC. A gold amulet in the form of a roaring lion head made from a single gold sheet; suspension ring to the back. 2.4 grams, 21mm (1"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition.
Lot 474
17th-18th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a D-section hoop with foliage detailing, bifid shoulders supporting the underside of the biconvex bezel with rosette and foliage detailing, inset banded agate cabochon. 7.96 grams, 27.8mm overall, 16.2mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 11.00, Japan 10) (1"). From the David John Dennis collection of ancient jewellery; acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. David Dennis started collecting items when he was a 10 year old boy during the Blitz in London, gathering parts of nose cones from shells and other pieces of shrapnel that had fallen from the skies. After the war he turned his attentions to cigarette cards, postage stamps, banknotes, coins and eventually ancient artefacts, predominantly Roman jewellery. Now living in Cumbria with his daughter, he decided it was time to part with his collections. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 475
18th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop and discoid plaque with incised cursive inscription and tendrils. 3.94 grams, 19.62mm overall, 17.36mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13) (3/4"). From an important North West London collection; acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Very fine condition.
Lot 476
16th-17th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop with ornamental design; panels and granule cluster to the underside, single granules to the shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with hatched outer face, claw setting with inset carnelian bezel, intaglio calligraphic cursive inscription with tendrils and point-clusters. Cf. Porter, V. Arabic and Persian Seals and Amulets in the British Museum, London, 2017, item A42 for similar cloison and cursive (nasta'l?q) script. 6.72 grams, 26.48mm overall, 21.30x16.94mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.16, Japan 12) (1"). From an important North West London collection; acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 477
11th-14th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section tapering hoop and conical bezel with appliqués to the shoulders, claw setting for a glass(?) cabochon. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 530,531. 4.32 grams, 25.4mm overall, 16.8mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 12.56, Japan 12) (3/4"). From the David John Dennis collection of ancient jewellery; acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. David Dennis started collecting items when he was a 10 year old boy during the Blitz in London gathering parts of nose cones from shells and other pieces of shrapnel that had fallen from the skies. After the war he turned his attentions to cigarette cards, postage stamps, bank notes, coins and eventually ancient artefacts, predominately Roman jewellery. Now living in Cumbria with his daughter he decided it was time to part with his collections. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 540
10th-12th century AD. A pendant comprising a fusiform glass bead with sheet gold cap to each end, each cap with applied filigree undulations and rims, band of granules with ring collar; loop to each end and later suspension ring. 19.81 grams, 75mm including suspension ring (3"). Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 547
9th-12th century AD. A gold ring formed of a flat band tapering to a point at each end; wide centre decorated with a series of stamped triangles with dots to the centre; the ends twisted to form rope pattern and bent round to frame the main body of ring. 7.96 grams, 21.36mm overall, 18.26mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8 1/4, Europe 17.49, Japan 17) (3/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 548
9th-11th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop, scaphoid bezel with beaded wire rim and scrolls with granules. 3.21 grams, 21mm overall, 17.58x20.12mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.0, Japan 14) (3/4"). From a private collection formed in North America; acquired on the US art market in the early 1990s. Very fine condition.
Lot 593
14th-15th century AD. A gold finger ring of exceptional composite construction and design formed from a band with four equally-spaced decorated annular ring brooch motifs as bezels, each with an eight-pointed star design with hatched background and a triangular 'pin' bridging the open centres; toothed edges to the band to imitate beading between and recessed into the band between the bezels, each riveted through the band, a rectangular panel incised to receive enamel with traces remaining; each panel depicting a reserved single lowercase Gothic letter between two pellets reading 'b-i-e-n' meaning well, but also wealth, presumably an amuletic wish for the health and wealth of the wearer, unusually the letters are aligned circumferentially around the ring; also between the bezels, a double pair of delicate wire scrolls with bead terminals affixed to each side of the band, two lacking. A ring of generally similar date and construction, with inset panels between the bezels (this example has three bezels in the form of miniature open books), was found in Fylde, Lancashire in 2005 (see PAS reference LANCUM-469077, copy included); a gold annular ring brooch of very similar design to that depicted on the ring bezels was found on Isle of Wight, 2013 (see PAS reference IOW-506491, copy included; Treasure Act reference 2013 T72, now in British Museum collection"). See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference DOR-46EFBD (includes this ring, with copy of entry, incorrectly stating the inscription being 'l-v-n-e'); see Treasure Hunting, March 2015, p.9 (with copy of article); see Daily Mail, Mail Online, 5 October 2017 (printout included"). 3.64 grams, 21mm overall, 18.94mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (8/10"). Found west of Maiden Newton, Dorset, UK, in 2014, by Mr Clive Smith. This ring, found with another of different form, is an exceptional example showing very fine workmanship and most unusual construction; it is probably a unique ring in displaying miniature annular brooches (precious metal brooches of this type were often themselves gifts of love) as multiple bezels and it would have been a very expensive gift, commissioned from a goldsmith of standing and most probably from a man of noble birth to his bethrothed or wife; doubtless the enigmatic letters around the ring would have had special meaning to them but this cannot be meaningfully translated today. Valued and disclaimed under the Treasure Act, 1996 (as amended), reference 2014 T855; accompanied by Treasure Report and official valuation, accepted by the named expert advisers, by Richard Falkiner Ltd in the sum of £18,000. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Very fine condition. Excessively rare, probably unique.
Lot 596
15th century AD. A gold finger ring with D-section hollow-formed hoop, three rosettes to the outer face with interstitial panels and blackletter inscription: 'BISN BAS BEIN', The PAS documentation suggests 'BEIN' is a misspelling of bien for 'well' or 'good'. Cf. Oman, C.C. British Rings 800-1914 London, 1974, item 21(c) for type. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme under reference KENT-1E5231; and disclaimed under the Treasure Act, reference number 2016T908. 1.58 grams, 18mm overall, 15.66mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 9.2, Japan 9) (3/4"). Found near Nonington, Kent, UK, on 29th August 2016; accompanied by copies of a letter from H.M. Coroner disclaiming the ring, and a copy of PAS documentation and report. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Very fine condition.
Lot 598
Late 14th-15th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a hoop with nine angled beaded bands separating cinquefoils and floral sprays; inner face plain. Accompanied by a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report number NMS-26FEF9. 3.85 grams, 20mm overall, 16.82mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 12.56, Japan 12) (3/4"). Found North Leigh, Oxfordshire, UK; disclaimed under the Treasure Act 1996 under reference number 2016 T516; accompanied by copies of correspondence from the British Museum and the Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Very fine condition.
Lot 601
14th century AD. A gold ring comprising a flat-section hoop and shoulders with flowers and foliage, chamfered bezel with two angled faces: left, a nimbate robed figure with a book in her right hand, possibly St Catherine; right, a bearded nimbate figure holding a sword, possibly for St Thomas Becket, in loose robes; inscribed internally in Gothic script 'en bon an' (for 'a good year'"). Cf. Oman, C.C. British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, item 21F. 12 grams, 23mm overall, 19.61mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (1"). Property of a Cambridgeshire lady; acquired from her grandfather who bought the ring while travelling in Europe in the 1960s. Accompanied by a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 602
18th-early 19th century AD. An onyx cameo profile portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington with 'MORELLI' mark beneath; set into a substantial later gold finger ring comprising a broad hoop with high-relief foliage detailing and blue enamel field, divided shoulders with scooped spur supporting a hollow-formed plaque with scrolled foliage ornament, stamped to the hoop '750' (for 18ct gold) and 'A473'; silver upper face formed as a wreath with inset diamonds. Cf. Stefanelli, P.B. Nicola Morelli incisore in pietre dure. in Bolletino dei Musei communali di Roma, VI, (1972), pp.63-72, figs.1-11; Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallist, Vol.IV, p.147 and Vol. VIII, p.76; and for other gems by Morelli see: Draper, J.D. Cameo Appearances. in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Spring 2008, p.42, nos.88-89; and Gere, C. The Art of the Jeweller, A Catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum, Vol I, p.131, no.86. 25.34 grams, 40.14mm overall, 18.85mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.00, Japan 18) (1 1/2"). From an important North West London collection; acquired on the European art market, supplied with geologic report No. TL005176, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 - 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military leader and statesman. He was one of the foremost military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as Prime Minister. His defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 made him a national hero and a household name. Morelli, Nicolo. (Born Rome, September 12, 1771, died Rome, February 1830) noted Roman gem engraver, renowned for his cameo portraits. As Morelli was patronised by Napoleon I - who viewed cameos as the embodiments of the classical ideal – it is perhaps ironic that we are offering this cameo of Wellington today. Morelli cut many portraits of the wider Bonaparte family, including the well-known parure given by Cardinal Joseph Fesch to his half-sister Marie-Letitia Bonaparte, this suite of earrings, brooch and necklace contained nine cameo portraits of the Bonaparte family. Napoleon founded a school for gem engraving and in 1805 established a Prix de Rome for this art form, which he regarded equal to paintings and sculpture. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 603
16th-17th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a D-section hoop with flared segmented shoulders, discoid bezel with pellets to the border, incised circle with '$' symbol over arrows and initials 'TA'. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 654 for type. 12 grams, 26mm overall, 20.82mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25.0, Japan 24) (1"). Property of a Wiltshire lady; acquired 2010 from Germany; formerly in a private German collection. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 605
18th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a D-section hoop, reserved scrolled foliage to the shoulders on a niello and white enamel field, split to support a chamfered cell with white enamel sides, inset pale amethyst table-cut stone. 4.20 grams, 25mm overall, 18.06mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.55, Japan 16) (1"). Property of a West Lothian lady; previously with an English collector since before 1990. The stone is of the original 'Rhinestone' type, cut at Idar Oberstein. It may be older than the ring, where the black and white enamel is more typical of the 18th and 19th century. The table of the stone shows very little wear. Fine condition.
Lot 606
Dated 22 February 1767. A gold Scottish memorial ring with rectangular band inscribed externally with reserved lettering against black enamel background: 'PATK YEAMAN OB 22 FEB 1767 ÆT 70'; the openwork shoulders with leaf motif and the oval bezel containing a foliate spray of filaments set against a plain background with crystal cover and surrounded by facetted amethysts. Cf. Harris and McKean, The Scottish Town in the Age of Enlightenment, 1740-1820, Edinburgh, 2014, p.360, item 176 for reference to an inventory of 'means and effects belonging to Patrick Yeaman' from 1767. 3.80 grams, 21mm overall, 17.44mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 7, Europe 14.51, Japan 14) (3/4"). Property of a Scottish gentleman; from his mother's family collection, acquired by descent 2008. There are records for a Patrick Yeaman (1697-1767) of Dundee, Scotland who is buried in Dundee and is listed as a merchant and as a provost (for several years in the period 1742-1762) of that town (from the Dundee Council Minutes, volume XI of 1767/1768"). Fine condition, hoop slightly distorted.
Lot 633
6th-7th century AD. A gold finger ring with round-section hoop, granules to the shoulders supporting a discoid bezel with low-relief facing bust of a bearded saint with cross to the brow, orb and cross bottony to one side, cross potent to the other. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 487 for type. 3.96 grams, 25mm overall, 21.59mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y, USA 12, Europe 27.51, Japan 26) (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 634
4th-5th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a round-section hoop with scale detailing, cruciform bezel of four ellipsoid and one discoid central cell set with cabochon garnet, amethyst and other stones. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 440, 464 for type. 5.33 grams 24mm overall, 20.03mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.83, Japan 22) (1"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Fine condition.
Lot 635
19th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a D-section tapering hoop, square and D-shaped garnet cloison to each shoulder, plano-convex bezel with five square garnet closions. 9.64 grams, 26mm overall, 19.73mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21) (1"). Property of a South London collector; acquired before 1980. Very fine condition.
Lot 83
3rd-2nd century BC. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop with discoid bezel, incised border and standing nude figure of Neptune with mantle and trident. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 184 for type. 18 grams, 22mm overall, 18.56mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17) (1"). From an East London collector; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. Extremely fine condition.
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