The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 2835:
Medieval Signet Ring with Dove of Peace
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Start price:
£
250
Estimated price :
£250 - £350
Buyer's Premium: 30%
VAT: 8.875%
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Medieval Signet Ring with Dove of Peace
11th-14th century AD
A bronze ring comprising a round-section hoop supporting a discoid bezel with raised rim and beaded border, intaglio regardant bird with trefoil and leaf in the beak; western European workmanship. 6.31 grams, 24.93mm overall, 21.13mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22) (1"). Fine condition, hoop slightly distorted. A large wearable size.
Provenance
From an important North West London collection; acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Literature
See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 557 for type.
