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A Medieval English gold and amethyst single stone stirrup ring
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A Medieval English gold and amethyst single stone stirrup ring
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • £900
  • ($1,652)
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    £500 - £700
  • ($918 - $1,285)

Sale Information

Sale 5798
ANTIQUE JEWELLERY
17 May 2005
London, South Kensington





Lot Description

A Medieval English gold and amethyst single stone stirrup ring
the single cabochon amethyst mounted into the gold band, circa 1300, finger size - M 1/2

Special Notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Post-Lot Text

PROVENANCE
Excavated near Cirencester

C.f. A.B. Chadour, Rings, the Alice and Louis Koch collection, Leeds, 1994, Vol. I, p.172, no.565, for similar ring and notes.