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Apollo Art Auctions
Lot 462

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A D-shaped carnelian ring with a broad, flat bezel of elongated shape, tapering to pointed ends. The hoop is solid and carinated, with sloped edges and a small protrusion at the back.For similar see: The British Museum, Object Number: H1699.Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 4.26gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.

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Lot 764

Ca. AD 200 - 300. A chalcedony intaglio engraved with a left-facing bust of Apollo. The youthful face is shown with large eyes, a straight nose, parted lips and a slightly pointed chin. His hair is rendered in fine, radiating locks, crowned with a laurel wreath. The intaglio is set within a circular bezel of a gold ring with its hoop composed of two twisted gold wires joined at the base and looped at the shoulders to support the bezel.For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 14573, Ancient Jewelry: Wearable Art, Lot 29.Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 5.44gProvenance: Private London collection; previously Denier collection, France 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 783

ca. 300 - 400 AD. An intaglio in dark stone engraved with Eros riding a lion to the right. The gem is set in an oval bezel with filigree clusters at the sides and mounted on a gold ring with a ribbed hoop.Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 4gProvenance: Private London collection; previously Denier collection, France 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 784

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A matched pair of gold earrings, each composed of a central spherical pearl bead held between two gold wire loops and framed within a twisted gold ring. Below the bead is a ribbed trapezoidal gold plate from which two suspension loops hang, each terminating in a pearl dangle. The ear wire extends from the back and loops over the top through a small attachment ring.For similar see: F. H. Marshall, MA., catalogue of the Jewelry, Greek, Etruscan and Roman in the department of Antiquities British museum.cat. 2648, Plate LV.Size: 23-24mm x 45940mm; Weight: 4gProvenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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Lot 847

Ca. AD 1 - 200. A bronze door fitting in the form of a lion’s head. The round backplate is cast in high relief with a detailed mane radiating from the head and pierced with four holes for attachment. The open mouth holds a thick bronze ring with ridged outer edges, suspended through two openings at the base of the snout.For similar see: Sotheby's, Ancient sculptures and Works of Art 5 July 2022, Lot. 181.Size: 190mm x 150mm; Weight: 1.1kgProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Paul S. Forbes collection, Maryland, acquired 1970s - 1980s, acquired in Culpeper, VA. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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Lot 780

Ca. AD 1 - 200. A dark stone intaglio engraved with a left-facing female bust. Her hair is neatly arranged in parallel rows drawn back from a plaited band encircling the crown. Her facial features include a small nose, a defined chin, and lightly incised lips. The intaglio is set in a gold ring with an oval bezel, framed by triangular side panels pierced with irregularly shaped recesses. The hoop is formed of two joined leaves meeting at the back.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 344-345.Size: D:16.71mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M; Weight: 10.07gProvenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK collection of Ancient Art. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 510

Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1069 BC. A collection of five carnelian amulets, including a crescent-shaped hair ring, a profile head with a detailed headdress, a scarab with incised markings on the clypeus and elytra, a crouching frog, and an Eye of Horus with a curved brow and elongated lower section.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA86624, EA86541.Size: 7.2-15mm x 9.0-11.4mm; Weight: 3.92gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.

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Lot 799

Ca. AD 1 - 300. An oval green jasper intaglio engraved with a standing figure of Mars, shown nude and facing left, leaning against a column. A crested helmet rests on the ground beside him, with a horizontal line marking the baseline. The intaglio is set in a possibly later gold ring with a broad, rounded hoop that thickens at the shoulders and curves inward along the inner surface. Two small gold spheres are affixed to the inner back of the hoop.Size: D:15.29mm / US: 4 1/4 / UK: I; Weight: 21.26gProvenance: Private London collection; previously Mintici collection, Belgium 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 475

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A swivel ring with a black stone scarab, set within an oval bezel. The thick, rounded hoop is connected to the setting by two hinged elements wrapped with coiled wire. The scarab is rendered with a smooth, domed back and a flat underside.For similar see: Sotheby's, Antiquities, 5 July 2013, Lot 11.Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 9.62gProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired from the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with a London gallery; acquired in the 1970s on the UK art market.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 471

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A steatite scarab engraved on the underside with a symmetrical pattern of interwoven elements. It is set within a rotating bezel cell of a gold swivel ring with a round-section hoop.Size: D:21.69mm / US: 12 3/8 / UK: Y 1/2; Weight: 6.04gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.

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Lot 748

Ca. AD 300. A gold ring set with an oval-shaped, convex nicolo intaglio consisting of a layered blue and black stone. The bezel is wide and slightly raised, holding the intaglio within a shallow collar. On either side of the bezel are stylised fan-shaped shoulder elements with incised radiating grooves, bordered by flat vertical bars. The hoop is constructed with a series of shallow notches forming a scalloped contour.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 228, 393, 401; The British Museum, Museum number 1872,0604.121.Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 8.02gProvenance: Private London collection; previously Mintici collection, Belgium 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 676

Ca. 400 BC. A silver ring with a flat-section hoop and an oval bezel engraved with a muscular nude figure of Heracles striding to the left. His body is rendered with outlined musculature and simplified anatomical detail.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1994.230.3.Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 11.07gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.

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Lot 815

Ca. AD 1777. A gold ring with a rounded hoop supporting an oval bezel inset with a two-layered agate cameo. The upper white layer is carved in high relief with the bust of a man in profile facing right, his features carefully delineated, with curled hair, a long nose, and a slight furrow in the brow. The lower grey-blue layer provides contrast behind the portrait. The hoop bears the inscribed dedication: M. COLEMAN. 20·OCT:1777 · Æ: 60, marking the name, date, and age of the individual.For similar see: Catalogo illustrato dell Glittica nella collezione Santarelli, a cura di Dario del Bufalo,2009, inv. 47, p. 36Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 6gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a London private collection, 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.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 809

Ca. AD 300 - 500.A gold ring set with a rectangular garnet cabochon and a flat-cut emerald in adjacent box-shaped settings atop the solid hoop, which is round and expands slightly at the shoulders.For similar see: J. Spier, Byzantium and the West; Jewelry in the First Millennium, 2012, fg. 3.1.Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 2.63gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 762

Ca. AD 1 - 200. A round amethyst intaglio depicting a gryllos motif, featuring two conjoined heads facing opposite directions. The head facing left appears youthful, while the other is elderly, characterised by a prominent beard and bald head. The intaglio is mounted in a gold ring with slight carination at the expanded shoulders.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 322, p.135.Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 4.83gProvenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 813

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A gold hair ring with a plain circular band formed from a solid round-sectioned rod.Size: D:16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: K 1/2; Weight: 3.33gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 613

Ca. 500 BC. A carnelian intaglio engraved with a figure of Hephaestus advancing to the left, holding a hammer in his raised left hand. The scene is enclosed within a hatched border. The oval stone is mounted in a swivel gold ring with a plain hoop.For similar see: S. Moscati, I Fenici, Bompiani, 1989, Cat. 837, p. 726. E. M. De Juliis, Gli ori di Taranto, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1984, Cat. 174.Size: D:19.96mm / US: 10 1/4 / UK: U; Weight: 7gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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Lot 470

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A stone scarab engraved with a hieroglyphic inscription set in a gold swivel ring with a round-section hoop, secured by wire bindings at the pivot points.Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 6.18gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.

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Lot 584

Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A silver ring with a coiled, overlapping band. The outer surface is engraved with a pattern resembling scales, while the head is shaped with defined eyes and a raised snout.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 10.130.1509; The British Museum, Museum number 1917,0501.950.Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 6.63gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000.

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Lot 737

Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A silver ring formed from multiple parallel wires, creating a wide band with two opposing snake heads extending from the upper section and interwoven coils in the lower section. At the centre, interwoven loops enclose a raised sphere.For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2390, Antiquities, Lot 242; Christie's, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 188.Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 7.43gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 845

Ca. AD 50 - 200.An oval carnelian intaglio engraved with a central depiction of an eagle with raised wings, flanked by military standards. Above the bird is the crowned head of the god Salus (the sun god), positioned between a star/sun and a moon symbol. The intaglio is set in an oval bezel of a possibly later silver ring, framed with a narrow gold rim.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 319.Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 13.77gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.

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Lot 635

Ca. AD 500 - 300. A rare and sizeable silver ring with a broad, rounded hoop that thickens towards the shoulders, supporting a concave oval bezel engraved with the left-facing bust of a ruler, possibly Eumenes I, depicted with short, layered hair. The facial features are crisply defined, with a prominent brow, straight nose, and thick lips.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, cat. 114.Size: D:21.18mm / US: 11 5/8 / UK: X; Weight: 31gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a London private collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 846

Ca. AD 1 - 100.A circular red jasper intaglio engraved with a pair of clasped hands beneath an amphora, caduceus, and cornucopia. The intaglio is set in a possibly later silver bezel of a ring with a wide, flat-sectioned hoop.For similar see: Christie's, Live Aucion 9258, Ancient jewelry, Lot. 80.Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 13.61gProvenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection.

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Lot 810

Ca. AD 100 - 200. An oval-shaped intaglio depicting the bust of Serapis, a syncretic deity combining elements of Greek and Egyptian gods. He is shown in his left profile with a full beard, long wavy hair falling to the neck, and a modius (grain basket) atop the head. The intaglio is set in a gold ring of a thick, rounded hoop that widens at the shoulders and narrows towards the back.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA56445C; Christie's, Live Auction 22523, Antiquities, 9 April 2024, Lot 183.Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 8.04gProvenance: Private London collection; previously Denier collection, France 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 782

Ca. AD 100 - 300. A red jasper intaglio engraved with a Gryllos motif, combining a bearded mask in left profile, an equine protome rising from the top, and a ram’s head facing right. This composite figure is supported on rooster legs. The intaglio is set within an oval bezel of a gold ring with a slender hoop that broadens slightly towards the shoulders.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1814,0704.1468; Richter G.M.A., Catalogue of Engraved Gems. Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, Plate LXIII, nos. 541, 545.Size: D:19.76mm / US: 10 / UK: T 1/2; Weight: 9.78gProvenance: Private London collection; previously Denier collection, France 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 843

Ca. AD 50 - 300.A carnelian intaglio engraved with a winged female figure standing in profile, depicting Victory. The figure is framed by a recessed oval bezel of a possibly later silver ring with a flat hoop.For similar see: Christie's, Live Aucion 2707, Antiquities, Lot. 217.Size: D:19.35mm / US: 9 1/2 / UK: S 1/2; Weight: 5.69gProvenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection.

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Lot 634

Ca. 450 BC.A gold ring with a flat circular bezel engraved with a satyr seated in profile on a pile of rocks, playing a flute. The figure is shown with goat legs, a tail, and a bearded face.For similar see: El Legado de Hefesto, n. 102Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 9.09gProvenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK collection of Ancient Art. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 671

Ca. 500 BC. A black glaze skyphos with a deep, tapering body, upturned handles, and a ring base. The upper section is decorated with a reserved band of stylised leaves alternating with vertical bars.For similar see: Sotheby's, ncient Sculpture and Works of Art, Part II 7 December 2022, Lot 109.Size: 165mm x 85mm; Weight: 245gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982.

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Lot 745

Ca. AD 200 - 300. A cameo carved in layered agate presenting the expressive face of a bearded theatrical mask in high relief, with exaggerated features including a wide-open mouth, furrowed brows, and a prominent incised beard. The stone is set into a flat oval bezel encircled by a fine beaded border of a later gold ring with a tapering hoop and slightly facetted shoulders.Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 7gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 841

Ca. AD 1 - 100. A silver ring with a thick, hollow hoop and a circular bezel engraved with a frontal portrait of Tyche within a dotted border.Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 12gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 265

Ca. AD 900 - 1000. A silver ring composed of three tightly braided ropes joined at the back by a solid, flat band. Each strand is finely worked with deep spiral ridging.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1870,0402.77.Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 8gProvenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK collection of Ancient Art.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 350

Ca. AD 1200 - 1600.A gold ring with a broad band encircled by a continuous pattern of raised diagonal ridges bordered by patterned wire along the upper and lower edges.Size: D:15.09mm / US: 4 / UK: H 1/2; Weight: 3.05gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a London private collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s.

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Lot 399

Ca. AD 1800. A gold mourning ring with a circular bezel enclosing a transparent layer above a gold scrollwork monogram, set over a backing of hair. The shoulders are decorated with scrolling foliage in black niello, continuing partway around the hoop.Size: D:15.7mm / US: 5 / UK: J 1/2; Weight: 2.63gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a London private collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s.

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Lot 369

Ca. AD 1200 - 1500. A silver-gilt ring with a slightly recessed circular bezel engraved with a stylised fleur-de-lis flanked by two stars. The bezel and part of the hoop retain traces of original gilding.Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 12.11gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.

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Lot 353

Ca. AD 1200 - 1400. A silver ring with a rounded hoop that widens gently to support a tall, conical bezel set with a deep red garnet cabochon, enclosed within a raised silver border. Both shoulders are engraved with geometric and star-like motifs.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 634, 635.Size: D:16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: K 1/2; Weight: 5gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 269

Ca. AD 800 - 1100. A silver ring with a flat, scalloped bezel engraved with a pseudo-Kufic inscription. The engraved lines are arranged to imitate Arabic script without forming coherent text.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 575.Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 11.14gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.

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Lot 324

Ca. AD 1400 - 1600 .A gold stirrup-type ring with a narrow, rounded hoop that broadens at the shoulders into a flat, wedge-shaped bezel. It holds a red stone intaglio engraved with a stylised quadruped in profile.Size: D:14.88mm / US: 3 3/4 / UK: H; Weight: 4.15gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 359

Ca. AD 1000 - 1100. A silver ring with a broad, flat hoop that tapers slightly towards the back. The circular bezel is engraved with a heraldic design of a double-headed eagle with a body filled with cross-hatching, flanked by two smaller textured ovals.Size: D:19.76mm / US: 10 / UK: T 1/2; Weight: 5gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 106

Ca. 800 - 600 BC. A banded agate intaglio engraved with a cultic scene. On the right, a bearded male figure of a priest or worshipper is shown in profile with raised hands in a gesture of adoration. Before him stands a tall altar with mushhushshu and the spade standards. Above the scene hovers a winged solar disc. The intaglio is mounted in a gold swivel ring. The hoop is round in section and flattens at the shoulders to accommodate the pivoting oval bezel.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 86.11.35.Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 13.3gProvenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 268

Ca. AD 900 - 1000. A silver ring with an expanded bezel decorated with two horizontal bands across the centre, enclosed by a raised border of similar design. The shoulders taper smoothly into a narrow hoop forming an incomplete circle.Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 4gProvenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK collection of Ancient Art.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 245

Ca. AD 560 - 650. A circular gold brooch with a scalloped outer edge and a cloisonné-decorated surface. The central motif consists of an interlaced pattern of pointed cells forming a fourfold design around a cruciform axis, each filled with deep red garnet inlays. The surrounding ring is set with alternating garnet segments framed in gold, enclosed by an external beaded border. Fine filigree scrollwork fills the recessed ground between the cloisonné compartments. The reverse is fitted with a triple-lug hinge and a catchplate.For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 19875, Antiquities, Lot 79.Size: 31mm x 31mm; Weight: 15gProvenance: London collection; Ex. Mayfair collection, acquired from an Ancient Art gallery; formerly acquired on the London art market pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 326

Ca. AD 500. A gold ring set with an amethyst intaglio engraved with a bird in profile. The amethyst is held in a plain high-walled bezel of a solid gold hoop, widening towards the shoulders.For similar see: British Museum Museum number1929,0713.13Size: D:15.9mm / US: 5 1/4 / UK: K; Weight: 5.9gProvenance: Private London collection; previously Mintici collection, Belgium 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 372

Ca. AD 1400 - 1600. A silver ring with a flat hoop and a large bezel shaped as a scalloped disc, engraved with a central five-pointed star enclosing a wheel motif. Each space between the arms of the star and the adjacent lobes is filled with incised decoration.Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 5gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 373

Ca. AD 1200 - 1400.A silver alloy ring with a broad circular bezel engraved with a stylised dragon with outstretched wings. The hoop thickens towards the shoulders, each decorated with incised designs.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 625.Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 3.59gProvenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s.

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Lot 355

Ca. AD 1200 - 1400. A silver ring with an elongated oval bezel engraved with a stylised saint. The figure is rendered with linear features, large eyes, and a vertical palm branch rising from the head. The shoulders and arms are suggested with intersecting lines. The flat bezel is set on a double-ridged hoop.Size: D:16.92mm / US: 6 1/2 / UK: M 1/2; Weight: 3gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 241

Ca. AD 400 - 600.A gold ring with a red garnet cabochon set in a rounded bezel. The hoop is hammered flat and flares at the shoulders, which rise into a thickened setting around the stone.Size: D:14.07mm / US: 2 7/8 / UK: F; Weight: 1.07gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 357

Ca. AD 1200 - 1400. A silver ring with a rounded hoop that broadens at the shoulders and continues into a prominent, raised bezel set with a circular glass inlay. The bezel is surrounded by a dense arrangement of rounded silver granules extending onto the shoulders.Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 8gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 267

Ca. AD 900 - 1000. A silver ring formed from a single rod of thick wire twisted evenly into a tight spiral. The twisting creates a pronounced pattern with ridges running diagonally along the outer surface.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number AF.537.Size: D:19.76mm / US: 10 / UK: T 1/2; Weight: 6gProvenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK collection of Ancient Art.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 312

Ca. AD 500 - 700. A gold ring with a flower-shaped bezel set with a central garnet cabochon framed by a border of granules. The six rounded petals are decorated with applied loops between each lobe. The hoop consists of beaded borders with a continuous gold wave running between them.Size: D:12.4mm / US: 1 / UK: B; Weight: 3.98gProvenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the UK art market, pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 316

Ca. AD 800 - 1000. A gold ring with a cross-shaped bezel formed of four rounded lobes, each incised with linear and hatched decoration converging towards a central circle marked with a dot. The bezel is joined to a plain hoop of circular section.Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 4gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 221

Ca. AD 200 - 600. A carnelian intaglio engraved with a stylised bird with prominent tail feathers, possibly a peacock, enclosed within a dotted border. The gem is set in an oval bezel of a silver ring with a plain hoop.For similar see: C. J. Brunner, Sasanian stamp seal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cat. 110, 212.Size: D:16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: K 1/2; Weight: 5.67gProvenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection.

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Lot 309

Ca. AD 500 - 700. A gold ring with a circular bezel inlaid with niello, inscribed in Greek across three lines: “ΚΕΒ / ΟΗΘΙΔ / ΟΜΝΑ”. The bezel is joined to a plain, rounded hoop and is flanked by small gold spheres positioned at the shoulders.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number AF.237.Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 6gProvenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK collection of Ancient Art. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 212

Ca. AD 400 - 600 BC.A hemispherical silver bowl engraved on the exterior with a continuous frieze of scrolling tendrils terminating in floral motifs or enclosing birds in profile. Additional teardrop and dot motifs fill the space below. The base is decorated with a large medallion enclosing a striding bird with long tail feathers, framed by a ring of heart-shaped petals and a fine rope border.For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 20677, Antiquities, Lot 63; MET Museum Object Number: 1970.7Size: 115mm x 70mm; Weight: 380gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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Lot 318

Ca. AD 400 - 600. A gold ring with a broad hoop and sharply angled shoulders. The projecting bezel is set with a deep red rectangular garnet, and the hoop bears remains of incised decoration.For similar see: J. Spier, Byzantium and the West, Jewelry in the first Millennium, 2012, Cat. 13. p. 86.Size: D:12mm / US: 44928 / UK: A; Weight: 2.74gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 253

Ca. AD 500 - 700. A silver ring formed from a single round-sectioned wire shaped into an openwork spiral motif at the bezel. The band is circular in profile and consistent in thickness.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1995,0102.180.Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 5gProvenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK collection of Ancient Art.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 370

Ca. AD 1400 - 1600. A bronze ring with a flat hoop, surmounted by a raised bezel in the form of a right hand, with the thumb and index finger flanking a recessed cell, possibly intended for an inlay. The hand is modelled in high relief, with clearly articulated fingers and a defined cuff.Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 4.14gProvenance: From the private collection of an Essex gentleman; previously in an old British Collection, formed in the 1990s. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 317

Ca. AD 600. A gold ring with a rounded bezel engraved with an eight-pointed star formed by intersecting linear motifs, each terminating in double notches. A small, raised boss projects from the centre. The bezel is attached to a plain hoop of a circular section.For similar see: British Museum, Museum numberAF.212Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 3gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 266

Ca. AD 900 - 1000. A silver ring with a plain, rounded hoop that transitions into a thick, three-strand braid forming the bezel.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number AF.537.Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 6gProvenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK collection of Ancient Art. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 358

Ca. AD 300 - 500. A silver ring with a prominent bezel in the form of an eight-lobed rosette, each lobe terminating in a raised rounded knob. The central cell encloses a small pink garnet cabochon within a plain collar, bordered by a beaded band.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, cat. 574, 651.Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 4gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.

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Lot 341

Ca. AD 500 - 700. A silver ring with a flat circular bezel engraved with a stylised scene of St. George on horseback spearing a dragon. The saint is shown in profile, holding a long spear, with linear detailing used to depict the horse and dragon. The bezel is applied to a rounded hoop of a slender form.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 552.Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 2gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s.

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