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A gold Intaglio Seal Fob set chalcedony carved two classical busts in profile, unmarked, untested, approx 77.70gms

An 18ct gold Intaglio Seal Ring set carnelian carved family crest, ring size Q, approx 8.10gms

An Intaglio Seal Ring the carnelian carved classical bust in profile, stamped 9ct, ring size O, approx 6.30gms

After the Antique A group of oval plaster intaglio seals Set in an octagonal frame From the Dr Mohammed S Farsi Collection Dimensions: (Frame) 16.5 in. (H) x 16.5 in. (W)

Victorian hardstone cameo, shell cameo depicting horses and cart and a miniature agate intaglio depicting a ship 

A 9ct gold ring set with an amethyst intaglio depicting a warrior, 4.4g, size P

A c1920 9ct rose gold ring set with an agate intaglio depicting a warrior, 5.2g, size H

A 9ct gold ring set with a hematite intaglio and a 9ct gold charm in the form of a dart, 4g, size I

A 9ct gold fob/ watch chain made up of knotted and elongated links (36cm,12.5g) with Victorian intaglio seal set with carved bloodstone 

A 9ct gold seal set with a carved smoky quartz intaglio seal depicting a crest, 14.6g 

Republican, Ca. 100 BC - AD 100.A gold finger ring with expanding shoulders and a large oval bezel. This is set with a white-banded black agate intaglio featuring a finely engraved portrait of a youth figure. The head faces left and bears intricately rendered facial details crowned by an elaborate coiffure. Authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 6.3gProvenance: Private London collection, UK art market before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. AD 1 - 200.A Roman silver ring decorated with a polygonal red jasper intaglio engraved with magical subjects, the three little stars near the crescent moon; the stone boasts an intense coloring with semi-precious stones depicting magical subjects became widespread in the imperial period when many different cults such as the Isiac began to circulate in Roman territory. The ring has a round band with large flat section. For similar El Legado de Hefesto n.479.Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 9.2gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.

Ca. AD 50 - 300.A Roman red jasper oval intaglio depicting a supine God under a tree. The intaglio is set in a high carat (21 ct), possibly later gold ring with a round hoop with a flat section. For similar see: El Legado de Hefesto n. 341.Size: D:16.92mm / US: 6 1/2 / UK: M 1/2; Weight: 11gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between early 1960s to 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. AD 200 - 300.A collection comprising a Roman agate trunconial intaglio depicting Hecate (Ca. AD 200-300); an Eastern Mediterranean agate intaglio depicting an allegorical scene of Fortuna and Victory, surmounted by two portraits, beneath an animal; an ancient Roman bronze ring depicting the god Priapus and a large bird-like creature (Ca. AD 200-300). Finally, a silver scarab with well-delineated anatomical details.Size: 19-07mm x 21-05mm; Weight: 10gProvenance: Private London collection, acquired pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. AD 100 - 200.A gold finger ring set with a carnelian intaglio featuring a delightful portrayal of two grasshoppers, one perched atop the other. Grasshoppers were often associated with themes of abundance, fertility, and prosperity in Roman culture, representing the bountiful harvest and the cycle of life. For a similar example, see. The British Museum, accession number: 1987,0212.388. Item is accompanied by a report from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden.Size: D:15.09mm / US: 4 / UK: H 1/2; Weight: 145gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. AD 1800 - 1900.A gold finger ring composed of a thin hoop with flaring shoulders supporting an oval-shaped frame set with a carnelian intaglio with a right-facing portrait of Silenus. He was a wise and elderly satyr known for his association with the god of wine, Dionysus (Bacchus in Roman mythology). Often depicted as an older, jovial figure, Silenus was revered for his wisdom and knowledge of the natural world. He was considered a beloved companion and mentor to Dionysus and was often depicted as a figure of revelry and merriment, symbolizing the pleasures and joys of wine and celebration.Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 8.9gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

Ca. AD 100 - 300.A gold finger ring of a rounded hoop with decorative shoulders supporting a large bezel set with a stone intaglio depicting a left-facing portrait of a mature male wearing a laureate wreath, possibly a senator, or other important persona within Roman society.Size: D:19.35mm / US: 9 1/2 / UK: S 1/2; Weight: 6gProvenance: Property of a professional London art expert; obtained from an old British collection formed in the 1980s.

Ca. 197 - 31 BC.A Late Hellenistic 21 ct gold finger ring with an intaglio depicting a male head in profile facing left. For similar see: Catalogo illustrato della Glittica nella collezione Santarelli, n. 47. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 8.2gProvenance: Private Central London collection; ex. UK art market 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ptolemaic, Ca. 300 - 100 BC.A gold finger ring of Henig type I, with a round hoop and an elongated bezel setting enclosing carnelian intaglio engraved with a left-facing depiction of a crocodile on a baseline. Item comes with a full authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.Size: D:16.71mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M; Weight: 6.15gProvenance: From the private collection of a Central London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. AD 200 - 400.A late Roman silver ring. It has a round band, shoulders with flat panels and a red jasper intaglio decorated with engraved letters: T – A -. For similar see: El Legado de Hefesto n. 372.Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 9gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.

Ca. AD 100 - 300.A Roman 20 ct gold finger ring with a carnelian intaglio depicting Athena. She is helmeted and holding in her left hand a bird and in her right a long spear. The intaglio is attached to a round hoop with a "D" section. For similar see: El Legado de Hefesto n. 457. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Size: D:19.76mm / US: 10 / UK: T 1/2; Weight: 4.4gProvenance: Private Central London collection; ex. UK art market 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. Late 5th century AD.A gold finger ring featuring a slender hoop that gently expands at the shoulder to support a red jasper intaglio. The gem is engraved with a block monogram comprised of Greek lettering. A monogram is a design consisting of two or more combined letters, typically initials, to form a single symbol. These symbols were often used as recognisable and personalised marks, representing names or titles of individuals, often associated with the wearer of the ring.Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 8.8gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a Mayfair private collection of Mr. P. S., formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. AD 100 - 200.A Roman bronze finger ring decorated with a glass intaglio depicting a skunk facing right; round-sectioned hoop. For similar see: El Legado de Hefesto n. 288.Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 6.7gProvenance: Private UK collection; from an old British collection formed in the 1990s.

Ca. AD 100-300.A red stone intaglio engraved with a left-facing portrait of Mercury (Greek Hermes), the god of communication, travel, trade, and theft. His head is flanked by caduceus staffs, one to each side. The intaglio is set in a high carat (20-22ct), possibly later gold ring with a carinated hoop, sculpted shoulders and a raised bezel cell with ribbed walls and granules.Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 13gProvenance: Private London collection, UK art market before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. AD 100 - 300.A gold finger ring of Hening type I, composed of a slender round hoop with a tall bezel set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with a portrait of a young soldier. He is depicted in his left profile, wearing a helmet with a broad neck flange.Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 6gProvenance: Property of a professional London art expert; obtained from an old British collection formed in the 1980s.

Ca. 100 BC - AD 100.A Roman 20.5 ct gold finger ring decorated with a red jasper intaglio depicting a hippocampus facing left. The bezel is connected to thin shoulders, decorated with gold pellets. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 17695, Masterpieces in miniature ancient engraves gems formerly in G. Sangiorgi Collection; Lot. 22. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 5.6gProvenance: Private Central London collection; ex. UK art market 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

A 9ct yellow gold intaglio set signet ring (cut), the intaglio carved as a warrior, approx 5.3g.

9ct gold hematite centurion seal signet ring, the intaglio carved with a head profile, setting approximately 17mm x 12mm, marked 9ct, 6.1g gross, size Q/R, and an antique unmarked seed pearl brooch, probably gold, set with portrait cabochon depicting a classical-themed female and white dove.  (2)

Mixed jewellery etc. including a 15ct and opal pendant, an unmounted chalcedony intaglio, silver wine label, silver bangle etc.***CONDITION REPORT***PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

An antique 9ct and intaglio glass? set oval ring, depicting the bust of a Roman soldier to dexter, size P, gross weight 3.8 grams.***CONDITION REPORT***PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A SELECTION OF ITEMS, to include a 'Mentmore' fountain pen fitted with a 14ct nib, another fountain pen fitted with a 14c nib, a boxed 'Parker' fountain pen, with others, a pair of silver bright cut sugar tongs, approximate gross weight 35.0 grams, a silver handled button hook, two white metal propelling pencils, and a gold plated intaglio seal fob, and four coins

Eric Gill (1882-1940) wood engraving, (intaglio) Madonna and Child, 1924 (Skelton P298) 8.5 x 5cm, drop mounted onto folded paper with notes and inscription verso in Gill’s hand: ‘to Capel-y-ffin Abergavenny, much love from E & M Gill & all at Capel-y-ffin’. Provenance: Gifted by Gill to his Chaplain, Dr. Flood

A late 18th/early 19th century gold and silver mounted fob seal with an intaglio armorial. The pointed-oval fob with an open engraved-silver surmount and inset in gold with a chalcedony panel with an armorial in the form of two lions rampant (dexter and sinister) and a hand between, within a motto 'Haeg Manus Pro Patria Pugnando Vui Nera Passa' (I have suffered with my hands fighting for my country), 3.7cm high overall (1 1/2 inches), 9.6g gross

Siegelring - Silberfassung, Schulterpartie mit Jugendstil-Ornamentik, Lapis-Intaglio als Ringkopf mit heraldischer Darstellung eines steigenden Löwen mit umgehängter Adelskrone auf Wulst, Steinmaße 19 x 11 mm, professionell angefertigter Siegelabdruck in makelloser Ausführung anbei, Gesamtgewicht 8,6 g, Ringgröße 54/55 (Dm.17,5 mm)

VINTAGE 9CT GOLD CHARM BRACELET 16cm long x 6.6mm wide, oval curb link bracelet, links individually stamped 9.375, with padlock heart shaped clasp. With approx 26 charms attached, mostly 9ct gold, apart from one rolled gold seal with chalcedony intaglio, monogrammed 'Margaret'. With original case. Weight 56.9 grams.

Zarina Hashmi (1937-2020)Travels with Rani I & Travels with Rani II both signed 'Zarina 2008' lower right, 'Travels with Rani I & Travels with Rani II' centre and edition 6/25 lower leftTravels with Rani I: intaglio printed in black on Arches Cover buff paper, Travels with Rani II: woodcut printed in black on Okawara paper and mounted on Arches Cover buff paperTravels with Rani I: 42.2 x 38 cm (16 5/8 x 14 15/16 in); Travels with Rani II: 44.5 x 37.8 cm (17 1/2 x 14 7/8 in)Executed in 2008Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a private collection, Mumbai.Acquired from Gallery Espace, 2011.PublishedGallery Espace, Zarina Hashmi-Recent Works, Archana, New Delhi, 2011 (another edition) Zarina: Weaving Memory, 1990-2006, exhibition catalogue, Mumbai, 2007 (another edition illustrated, unpaginated)R. Hoskote, Everyone Agrees: It's About to Explode, Venice Biennale, India Pavilion, Venice, 2011 (another edition illustrated, unpaginated).U. Prakash, A World of Loss And Displacement, Asian Art News, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2014, p. 70 (another edition illustrated)Courtney A., Stewart, Seven Questions for Zarina Hashmi, The Met website, February 9, 2017. Altered Inheritances: Home Is a Foreign Place, exhibition catalogue, Dubai, 2019, p.2 (another edition illustrated)Z. Jumabhoy, Far From Home, Artforum, Vol. 58, No. 1, September 2019 (another edition illustrated)I. Dadi and H. Nassar, Lines of Control, Partition as a Productive Space, 2012, p. 171 (one from another edition illustrated)Z. Jumabhoy, Zarina Hashmi (1937-2020): An artist whose work is woven with ideas of displacement and mobility, Scroll online, 29 April 2020 (other editions illustrated)C.A. Stewart, Seven Questions for Zarina Hashmi, Ruminations, Metropolitan Museum website, 9 February 2017 (another edition illustrated)V.F. Zamindar, Zarina's 'Dark Roads': Exile, Statelessness and the Tenacity of Nostalgia, Third Text Online, 28 November 2018 (another edition illustrated)S. Kalidas, The Burning Purity of Zarina Hashmi, The Wire online, 29 April 2020 (Travels with Rani I - another edition illustrated)ExhibitedGallery Espace, Zarina Hashmi-Recent Works, Archana, New Delhi, 15th January - 15th February, 2011 (another edition) New York, Luhring Augustine | Chelsea, June 20, 2009 - July 31, 2009 (another edition)Paris, Galerie Jaeger Bucher, Zarina Hashmi, Noor, 26 March – 21 May, 2011 (another edition)Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Lines of Control: Partition as a Productive Space, 21 January - 1 April 2012 (another edition)Note: Zarina has loaned a series of this work to the Metropolitan Museum of New York.Memory is the only lasting possession we have. I have made my life the subject of my work, using the images of home, the places I have visited, and the stars I have looked up to. I just want a reminder that I did not imagine my experiences.-ZarinaZarina and her sister Rani were inseparable and they shared a special bond that had a significant influence on Zarina and her art. They collaborated on multiple projects and Zarina would ask for Rani's input on her work. In Travels with Rani I & II we can see the physical distance travelled by the sisters during their time in India and Pakistan. Whilst Zarina's family relocated to Karachi, Pakistan after Partition, Zarina undertook her degree at Aligarh Muslim University in India and then got married, after which she travelled the globe extensively. In Travels with Rani I,' Zarina has overlaid the map of India and Pakistan on top of Urdu poetry. Zarina had a lifelong love of Urdu poetry, and would listen to it on a daily basis. The poetry in this work enhances the themes of displacement, memory and identity, all of which are constants in her works. The act of writing and the writing itself becomes a metaphor for the act of remembering and preserving one's history. In Travels with Rani II Zarina has dispensed with the poetry, and instead created a contrast through the use of the two colours employed, black and white. Here the subject of the work, the 'travels' as illustrated by the map is the focal point. The map is surrounded by negative space which is entirely submerged in black, a metaphor perhaps for darkness. Zarina has drowned out the horrors of Partition and instead focussed on her memories that are beautiful and pristine. To see another edition of the work sold at Christies, see South Asian Modern & Contemporary Art, New York, 17th March 2021, lot 1006.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A LATE 17TH CENTURY PENNER A silver pen case with a seal intaglio to the base. Marked twice TH. 13 cm. 61 g. PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)

Two 9ct gold fobs and a yellow metal fob, each having pierced scroll work frames, the yellow metal fob inset with an amber coloured cabochon, a 9ct fob seal with intaglio stone depicting a Roman soldier and a 9ct fob with a faceted cut citrine, combined weight 15.3 grams

A 19th century yellow metal intaglio and pearl ring, carved with an oval male bust portrait 16.8mm x 12.4mm and flanked by two pearls approx 2.7mm, the ring head 19.4mm x 23.5mm, ring size O,

Three swivel fobs, an intaglio carved monogrammed citrine example in 9ct mount, a yellow glass example in a 9ct knot mount and a yellow metal mounted blue glass fob, weight all together 32.2gms Condition Report:Available upon request

A 9ct bloodstone/carnelian fob with strap design mount, weight 8.8gms, A 9ct gold bloodstone fob, given as a prize in 1897 from the Ayrshire Collie Club at the Maybole Dog Show. Weight together 19.6gms, and a further intaglio carved citrine in a rolled gold Victorian mount Condition Report:Available upon request

A 9ct gold intaglio monogramed carnelian signet ring, size approx T, weight 5gms Condition Report:Available upon request

Antique dolls collection, 7 dolls to include German Gebruder Heubach intaglio eye shoulder head boy with fontanelle ,a small Heubach 33 bisque head baby doll( no wig, )a French painted face doll and 4 other shoulder head and lug fitted bisque head child dolls -One has cracks in the head in cream dress and is in very poor condition. A good clean and repair selection to suit . (7)

Folding 8 day manual wind travel clock, early 20th century, leather case with cloth lining. 54mm white dial with gold paint Arabic numerals and small seconds hand.  Case 10.5cm x 10.5cm. Together with a Cymrex gold plated pocket watch (AF), carved stone intaglio pendant of a classical man (pendant in brass holder), Stirling silver open bangle set with set with green stones, and a group of 5 collectable old £1 coins inc Bill of Rights.

An early 19th century Italian Grand Tour faux book of plaster intaglios, each hinged cover enclosing twenty-five medallions, with a list of works to the inside of each cover titled 'Catalogo', the faux book spine 'Mastrozzi Impronte', 'Musei Diversi', the largest intaglio 7.5 x 6cm, overall 26 x 17 x 5cm. Condition Report: Page one, central intaglio with hairline crack acrossPage two three intaglio with chipsOuter book worn with a rip to one corner please refer to additional images for condition of individual intaglios.

1st millennium B.C. or later. With intaglio bovine to one face and canine to the other. 1.68 grams, 11 mm (3/8 in.). From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s. [No Reserve]

1st-14th century A,D. Comprising two seal matrices: one with a slender looped shank, intaglio design of a standing stylised bird next to a frond, a smaller bird above; the other with a balustered shank, intaglio design of a standing woman wearing a long robe, remains of inscription(?) in front. 24.4 grams total, 29 mm each (1 1/8 in.). UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. [2, No Reserve]

Circa 400-600 A.D. Ellipsoid banded agate gemstone with intaglio standing bull, crescent above the shoulders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.25 grams, 17 mm (5/8 in.). UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. [No Reserve]

Early 1st millennium B.C. With intaglio frieze depicting a pair of addorsed ibexes in rampant pose, their horns held in the grip of a nude facing female with spread wings; tall male winged figure looking backwards towards the female, advancing towards two opposed hounds with heads thrown back and a small figure leaping over them holding two reeds or wands; tall male figure in pleated garment and broad-brimmed cap holding the tether of one ibex, star above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 28.4 grams, 30 mm (1 1/8 in.). From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Circa 2nd century B.C. With a wide hoop supporting a lentoid bezel, intaglio design of a running quadruped with long ear or horn projecting from the head and legs spread out beneath the body. 2.94 grams, 20.18 mm overall, 18.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13) (3/4 in.). UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. [No Reserve]

Circa 1800 B.C. Agate cylinder with intaglio figural scenes; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.70 grams, 19 mm (3/4 in.). Acquired Paris, France, in 1983. From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. [No Reserve]

Neo Babylonian, 8th-6th century B.C. and later. Trapezoidal rock crystal seal pierced at the apex, with re-engraved intaglio advancing winged gryphon; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.3 grams, 21 mm (3/4 in.). From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.

3rd-7th century A.D. Flat-section hoop with cup bezel, and lateral bulb; inset lapis lazuli cloison with intaglio female bust. 2.23 grams, 20.71 mm overall, 15.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6) (3/4 in.). Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.

2nd-3rd century A.D. Ellipsoid with intaglio nude female flanked by serpents; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.41 grams, 25 mm (1 in.). From the glyptic collection of Mr X; thence by descent. Acquired Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, Eve SVV, Paris, France, 28 June 2017, no.156 (Part). Property of a French collector. [No Reserve]

12th-14th century A.D. Lozengiform bezel with intaglio running horse with leaping lion pouncing above. 4.87 grams, 23.58 mm overall, 19.89 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1 in.). Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

14th-16th century A.D. or earlier. Slender hoop with dolphin-shaped shoulders supporting a round bezel with pelletted perimeter, set with a purple glass intaglio with a scorpion. 2.10 grams, 19.02 mm overall, 15.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6) (3/4 in.). Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.

20th century A.D. Comprising thirty-three white-metal rings, each with decorative hoops and set with a glass or stone intaglio. 297 grams total, 25-35 mm (1 - 1 3/8 in.). Ex London, UK, art market. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. [33]

7th-10th century A.D. and earlier. Substantial ring with D-section hoop, tiered bezel with inset 4th-5th century A.D. carnelian gemstone, intaglio of a gryphon in flight. Cf. Content, D.J. (ed.), Islamic Rings & Gems. The Zucker Collection, London, 1987, item 28, for type. 15.87 grams, 33.98 mm overall, 18.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17) (1 1/4 in.). Acquired from a New York private collection, in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue information page. [No Reserve] (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]

13th-14th century A.D. The outer band with incuse legend '+ AQUILA IOhANNIS' (Eagle of [Saint] John]), suspension loop above with a leaf terminal to the reverse; set with a 2nd century A.D. Roman carnelian intaglio with a military eagle standing with spread wings, a laurel crown held in its beak, the claws gripping the base, two military standards at its sides; both shafts decorated with alternating phalerae, and lunulae. Cf. for gemstones with an aquila also associated with images of Jupiter and Serapis, Walters, H.B., Catalogue of Engraved Gems & Cameos, Greek, Etruscan & Roman in the British Museum, London, 1926, no.1273; Sena Chiesa, G., Gemme del Museo Nazionale di Aquileia (Associazione Nazionale per Aquileia), Padova, 1966, nos.39-40; Zwierlein-Diehl, E., Die antiken Gemmen des Kunsthistorischen Museums in Wien, vol. 2, Munich, 1979, no.1247; Philipp, H., Mira et Magica: Gemmen im Äegyptischen Museum der Staatlichen Museen PreuBischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Mainz, 1986, nos.57-58; D’Amato, R., Roman Standards & Standard-Bearers (1), 112BC-AD192, Oxford, 2018, p.27. 3.74 grams, 21 mm (3/4 in.). From the Smith family collection, formed in the late 1940s-1980s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no. 12045-217155.Often the military intaglio gemstones of the ancient Rome were carved with an eagle between two standards. These intaglios could have been inserted in rings that belonged to an officer with the rank of Aquilifer (bearer of the legionary eagle). From the 4th century A.D., the vision of Ezekiel and John's Apocalypse, assigned the lion, the angel, the eagle, and the ox a place in the iconography of the Tetramorph to represent the four evangelists. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]

4th-3rd century B.C. With scaphoid bezel, intaglio seated faun with syrinx. 3.55 grams, 20.92 mm overall, 17.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12) (3/4 in.). Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.