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677 - COLLECTION OF MEDIEVAL BRONZE RINGS WITH HERALDIC SYMBOLS, G…

Estimate £300 - £600

Description

COLLECTION OF MEDIEVAL BRONZE RINGS WITH HERALDIC SYMBOLS, GEOMETRIC MOTIFS AND GLASS GEMS. Ca. AD 1000 - 1300. A collection of ten bronze rings, including, from top left: a ring with a round bezel set with a pale glass inset; a ring with a round bezel engraved with a bird in profile; a ring with an oval bezel set with a pale glass inset; a ring with an octagonal bezel set with a red glass gem engraved with a heraldic motif; a ring with an octagonal bezel engraved with a radiating design; a ring with a large oval bezel engraved with a geometric motif; a ring with a bezel engraved with a flowerhead; a ring with an oval-shaped bezel engraved with a stylised animal; a ring with a raised bezel engraved with linear motifs; and a ring with a polygonal bezel decorated with a dotted cross. Size: D:16.31-18.75mm / US: 5 3/4-8 3/4 / UK: L-R; Weight: 56g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier circulating on the German art market in the 1980s.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

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Auction time 06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM

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