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Lot 1097
Roman Gold and Garnet Ring with Double Bezel2nd-3rd century AD A finger ring, hollow, with plain band expanding to double shoulders and bezel, the two separated by a pelleted row, each bezel inlaid with a small cloisonne garnet. 1.81 grams, 20 mm, internal diameter 16 mm (approximate ring size UK J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.5, Japan 9). (1"). London family collection before 1960. Fine condition.Starting Price: £700
Lot 1100
Roman Gold Ring with Hunting Horseman Carnelian Intaglio2nd-3rd century AD A finger ring with a plain, narrow, hollow band, D-shaped in cross section; the shoulders expanding to a high elliptical bezel set with a finely carved carnelian intaglio depicting a huntsman on horseback, rearing over a subdued lion. 2.42 grams, 24 mm, internal diameter 17 mm (approximate ring size UK N, US 6 1/4, Europe 12 Japan 14.5). (1"). London family collection before 1960. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £1000
Lot 1102
Roman Gold Intaglio Finger Ring3rd-4th century AD A finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop with billetted central band; the bezel discoid with similar rim, set with a D-shaped crystal cabochon. 2.83 grams, 22 mm, 17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 12.50, Japan 12). (3/4"). Ex Gibbons collection by inheritance; acquired before 1990. Fine condition.Starting Price: £200
Lot 1103
Roman Gold Ring with Birds Intaglio Ring3rd-4th century AD A finger ring comprising a round-section hoop and granules to the shoulders; the bezel elliptical, with filigree to the rim, containing a red hardstone intaglio depicting a cockerel and hen on a branch. 3.81 grams, 23 mm, 18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18, Japan 16.5). (1"). Ex Gibbons collection by inheritance; acquired before 1990. Fine condition.Starting Price: £200
Lot 1104
Roman Gold Ring with `IXA` Intaglio4th century AD An orange hardstone intaglio with the inscription `IXA` over an anchor-shaped symbol, set into a sympathetic modern gold finger ring comprising a D-section hoop with granules to the shouders, expanding to an elliptical bezel with ropework border. 3.43 grams, 25 mm, 20.8 internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11 1/4, Europe 25, Japan 23.5). (1"). Ex Gibbons collection by inheritance; acquired before 1990. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £200
Lot 1106
Roman Gold Ring with Panel and Pellets Intaglio4th-5th century AD A red hardstone intaglio depicting a D-shaped panel with pellets above, set into a sympathetic modern gold finger ring comprising a D-section hoop and elliptical bezel. 1.95 grams, 21 mm, 18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 8, Europe 17.75, Japan 16). (3/4"). Ex Gibbons collection by inheritance; acquired before 1990. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £150
Lot 1107
Roman Gold Ring with Black Glass Olive Harvest Intaglio2nd-3rd century AD A finger ring, the band with two distinct ridges, a cluster of three large granules at each shoulder, the elliptical bezel set with a finely carved black glass intaglio depicting a figure using a staff to hit a tree, possibly a scene of olive harvesting; next to the tree, a small deer, standing on its rear legs. 4.11 grams, 19 mm, internal diameter 17 mm (approximate ring size UK O, US 7, Europe 15.25, Japan 14). (1"). London family collection before 1960. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £650
Lot 1108
Roman Gold Ring with Glass Inlay3rd century AD A finger ring, the band rectangular in cross-section; the shoulders angled, with stylised foliate detailing; the high, round bezel containing an inlay of iridescent silver-blue glass. 5.15 grams, 20 mm, internal diameter 16 mm (approximate ring size UK L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.75, Japan 10.5). (1"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1985. Fine condition.Starting Price: £450
Lot 1202
Byzantine Gold and Garnet Pendant Cross9th-10th century AD A pendant cross formed with round-section arms and central cabochon garnet to the obverse, discoid plate to the reverse; suspension ring and granule above. 7.01 grams, 45 mm. (1 3/4"). Ex Gibbons collection, by inheritance; acquired before 1990. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £200
Lot 1260
Viking Gold Faux Twist Ring9th-11th century AD. A finger ring comprising an expanding cast band with modelled spiral detailing, imitating the classic form of expanding twisted wire rings from Scandinavia. 5.98 grams, 23 mm, internal diameter 16.6 mm (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.5, Japan 12). (1"). Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 1990. Fine condition, crack to hoop.Starting Price: £800
Lot 1261
Merovingian Frankish Gold and Cabochon Garnet Ring5th-6th century AD A finger ring with a round hoop, the shoulders with vertical band detailing and crescent moon shapes flanking the low elliptical bezel set with a cabochon cut garnet. 2.86 grams, internal diameter 16 mm (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, European 10.6, Japanese 10). (3/4"). From an old London collection, formed in the late 1990`s. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £400
Lot 1284
Medieval Unique Gold Geoffrey Rudel de Blaye Inscribed Seal Ring1150-1170 AD The personal seal ring of the famous troubadour Geoffrey Rudel de Blaye (Jaufre Rudel, born circa 1130, died circa 1147, in Tripoli) with D-section hoop and integral elliptical bezel with central intaglio stone; to the perimeter of the bezel, the inscription in Lombardic capitals `+RVDEL VON GORS*` in retrograde; the intaglio depicting a clean-shaven male face in profile and most probably of earlier date. 2.87 grams, 22 mm, 18 internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 8, Europe 17.75, Japan 16). (1"). Property of a European Gentleman living in the UK; allegedly found central Europe, 1920s. Fine condition. Unique and very important.Starting Price: £3000
Lot 1285
Medieval Gold Epigraphic `vane gote une` Finger Ring15th century AD A delicate decorative finger ring of Continental origin, the hoop comprising raised dentilled borders enclosing the median band within panels of hatched and scrolled ornament separating epigraphic panels; the text in gothic script reading `vane gote une`, possibly translating to `one [cheek] in vain`, possibly Italian workmanship. 2.09 grams, 21 mm, internal diameter 19 mm (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 9, Europe 19.38, Japan 18). (1"). Property of a European Gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980; formerly in a European collection from the 1970`s. The prince of Blaye, in Aquitaine, South-West France, Geoffrey (or Jaufre) Rudel is most famous as a troubadour and exponent of the tradition of courtly love. He was one of the first poets to develop the theme of ‘love from afar’ (amor de lonh or amour de loin); seven of his works have survived, four with music. According to his semi-fictionalised biography (vida), he fell in love with Countess Hodierna of Tripoli (in modern Lebanon), solely as a result of returning pilgrims’ reports of her beauty. Inspired by these tales, he enlisted in the Second Crusade (1147-49) and travelled to find his beloved. Falling ill en route, he was carried ashore in Tripoli, where, according to the vida, “The countess was told what had happened and she went to his bedside and took him in her arms. He knew that she was the countess and his hearing and breathing recovered, and he praised God for having let him live until he had seen her; and he died thus in her arms. And she had him buried with great honour in the house of the Temple; and afterwards, on the same day, she became a nun due to the sorrow that his death caused her” (tr. Paden, W.D. and Freeman Paden, F). Geoffrey’s poetic but unlikely story seems to have been developed out of themes within his own poetry, and his presumed death on Crusade. A contemporary song by fellow troubadour Marcabru (fl.1130-50) describes him as ‘oltramar’ – ‘over the sea’ (XV). His tale was irresistible to nineteenth-century Romantic poets and artists, among them Robert Browning, who wrote ‘Rudel To The Lady Of Tripoli’ (1842). The inscription `GORS` (with retrograde `G`) possibly refers to the river port town of Velika Gorica, modern Croatia.Very fine condition.Starting Price: £4000
Lot 1289
Medieval Gold Stirrup Bishop`s Ring with Sapphire14th century AD A finger ring with flat-section hoop expanding to a pyramidal bezel with inset sapphire cabochon from a source in Hungary. 3.32 grams, 23 mm, internal diameter 17.4 mm (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 7, Europe 15.25, Japan 14). (1"). Ex Buckinghamshire collection; acquired in the 1980`s. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £800
Lot 1290
Medieval Gold Finger Ring with Sapphire Inset14th century AD A finger ring comprising a plain flat hoop with chevrons to the shoulders, the bezel hexagonal containing a facetted sapphire. 1.37 grams, 23 mm, internal diameter 19 mm (approximate size British S, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.25, Japan 18.5). (1"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1985. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £650
Lot 1291
Medieval Gold and Amethyst Finger Ring14th-15th century AD A finger ring with flat hoop, decorated on the shoulders with running chevrons on a textured field; the bezel a trapezoidal plate with an inset cabochon amethyst. 1.57 grams, 24 mm, internal diameter 19 mm (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 9, Europe 19.5, Japan 18). (1"). From an old English collection; purchased continental Europe, late 1950`s. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £1000
Lot 1292
Medieval Gold Split Bezel Ring14th-15th century AD A finger ring with flat-section hoop expanding to flared shoulders with cast floral detail; the bezel formed as two cabochon stones in elliptical cells, one turquoise the other amethyst; three vertical strokes scored to the reverse of the bezel. Cf. Oman, C. British Rings 800-1814, item 17B. 2.65 grams, 20 mm, internal diameter 16 mm (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 10.0, Japan 9.5). (1"). Ex Phillips collection, UK. Fine condition, crack to rear of hoop.Starting Price: £400
Lot 1293
Medieval Gold Black Letter `+ en bon an` Decorated Posy Ring15th century AD A dished posy ring with engraved floral symbols separating the three words; inscribed externally in black letter ` + en bon an`, the words once inlaid in enamel, translating to mean `Happy New Year`. 1.13 grams, 19 mm, 17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 13.41, Japan 13.5). (1"). Property of a Worcester Gentleman; by inheritance. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £1800
Lot 1294
Medieval Gold `nul ce bien` Decorated Posy Ring15th century AD A delicate finger ring formed as a decorative hoop with two pelletted bands enclosing the medieval French legend `nul ce bien` (I love none so well). Gold, 1.89 grams, 18 mm, 17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.40, Japan 12). (3/4"). Found Chinnor, Oxfordshire, UK, 2010; disclaimed under Treasure Act 1996 (reference 2010T660, with documentation). Very fine condition.Starting Price: £1000
Lot 1403
Post Medieval Gold `Youres For Ever` Decorated Posy Ring16th-17th century AD A finger ring, the flat-section hoop with rilled band to the outer face, inscribed to the inner face in seriffed capitals `*YOURES * FOR * EVER` . 1.28 grams, 15 mm, 13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British C 1/2, USA 1 3/4, Europe 1.4, Japan 1.8). (1/2"). Disclaimed under the Treasure Act, reference 2006T332 with accompanying documentation; found Dowdeswell, Gloucestershire, UK. Fine condition.Starting Price: £400
Lot 1404
Post Medieval Gold Posy Ring `When This You See, Remember Me`17th century AD A plain band, D-shaped in cross section, inscribed internally with the text `When this you see, remember me` in an italic hand with long S; with stamped maker`s mark `HC` before. 3.64 grams, 20 mm, 18 mm internal diameter ( UK P 1/2, USA 8, Europe 17.75, Japan 16). (1"). Ex Cotton collection. Very fine condition, wearable.Starting Price: £800
Lot 1405
Post Medieval Gold `Let Likinge Laste` Posy Ring17th-18th century AD A finger ring, the flat-section hoop plain to the outer face, inscribed to the inner face in an italic hand `Let likinge laste` with a long s. 1.37 grams, 17 mm, 15.5 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 9, Japan 8.5). (3/4"). Disclaimed under the Treasure Act, reference 2006T331, with appropriate documentation; found Lower Dowdeswell, Gloucestershire, UK. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £400
Lot 1406
Post Medieval Gold `Fire Hath No Rest` Decorated Posy Ring17th-18th century AD A decorated posy ring, the hoop D-section, internal surface engraved in lower case, `fire hath no rest`; engraved decoration to the exterior. 1.06 grams, 16 mm, 14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 11.0, Japan 10). (1/2"). Found in Yatton, North Somerset; accompanied by a report from the British Museum`s finds specialist, PAS reference 2010T220. Very fine condition. Very rare inscription.Starting Price: £500
Lot 1407
Post Medieval Gold `I cannot showe the love I owe` Posy RingCirca 18th century AD A finger ring with D-section hoop; to the inner face in a florid italic hand, `I cannot showe the love I owe`. 2.00 grams, 18 mm, 16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.75, Japan 10.5). (3/4"). Found Thurlaston, Leicestershire, UK in 2008. Disclaimed as Treasure by the crown under reference number 2008 T324, with a copy of a report from Wendy Scott, Finds Liaison Officer for Leicestershire and Rutland. Very fine condition.Starting Price: £400
Lot 1408
Post Medieval Gold Mourning Skull RingDated (17)76 AD A finger ring of D-section hoop inscribed to the inner face in an italic hand `J B : obijt : 22 : Nouembr : 76 N`; stylised skull to the outer face. 2.56 grams, 19 mm, 17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 7, Europe 15.25, Japan 14). (3/4"). Ex Holman collection, UK. Fine condition.Starting Price: £200
Lot 1409
Post Medieval Gold Mourning RingDated (17)81 A D-band finger ring with engraved skull externally bearing traces of enamel, with `S G obiit 17 feb 81` internal inscription. 3.02 grams, 20 mm (Approximate size British O, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.00, Japan 15.). (3/4"). From an old English collection. Extremely fine condition; large and wearable.Starting Price: £200
Lot 1410
Post Medieval Gold and Garnet Finger RingEastern European, 16th century AD A finger ring with expanding hoop; to each shoulder a cabochon garnet with granulation surround, and to the bezel a pyramidal garnet similarly mounted. 6.74 grams, 22 mm, 18.3 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18, Japan 16.5). (1"). London collection; acquired in the 1950`s. Extremely fine condition.Starting Price: £1000
Lot 1462
Near Eastern Persian Gold Intaglio RingSassanian Empire, 224-651 AD A finger ring comprising a ribbed hoop with granules on the shoulders and discoid bezel enclosing a red hardstone intaglio depicting a fire altar. 2.71 grams, 21 mm, 18.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18, Japan 16.5). (1"). From an old English collection. Fine condition.Starting Price: £200
Lot 1528
Islamic Gold and Banded Agate Finger Ring19th century AD A round black banded agate, set in a gold finger ring with conical bezel and serpentine detailing. 4.14 grams, 25.07 mm, 20 mm internal diameter (approximate ring size British U, USA 10 1/4, European 20, Japanese 21). (3/4"). Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 1990. [No Reserve]Very fine condition.Starting Price: £5
Lot 404
Commemorative Medal Sir Henry Charles Englefield - Commemorative Gilt Stater MedallionDated 1782/1819 AD. A gilt bronze struck medallion resembling a Greek stater in style by G. Mills, depicting Sir Henry Charles Engelfield (1752-1822), 7th Baronet Engelfield. Obv: profile bust left. Rev: HCE monogram with AYNB (for 1782) and AWIZ (for 1819) lettering in Greek characters; held in a gold ring surround and housed in original hinged leather-covered round case. BHM 1, 978 (AE gilt, Rare); D. 66/2; EPM 1891/77. 8.76 grams, 19.76mm diameter, including outer ring,. Sir Henry Charles Englefield devoted his entire life to study. In 1778 at the early age of 26 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in the following year Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. For many years he was vice-president of the latter. Owing to his being a Catholic, objection was taken to his re-election; another factor was his opposition to the 1797 election to the Society of the architect James Wyatt. He was replaced by the Earl of Aberdeen. Under his direction the society produced between 1797 and 1813 the series of engravings of English cathedrals, to which series he contributed the dissertations on Durham, Gloucester, and Exeter.Extremely fine, the surround ring slightly damaged and possibly once glazed. Rare.Starting Price: £90
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