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Gold Ring with Enamelled Bezel and Table-Cut Paste. England, mid-17th century.
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring with Enamelled Bezel and Table-Cut Paste. England, mid-17th century. Measurements Bezel: 1 × 0.9 cm. Ring size: N UK / 6.75 US / 54 EU. Weight: 2.6 grams. This gold ring...
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Antique Mid-17th Century Solitaire Rings

Chalcedony Silver-Gilt Bust of the Emperor Vespasian. Italy, 17th–18th century
Located in London, GB
Chalcedony and Silver-Gilt Bust of the Emperor Vespasian. Italy, 17th–18th century. Measurements Height overall: 11 cm Height of bust: 5 cm Height of chalcedony head: 2.6 cm Descr...
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Antique Late 17th Century Figurines and Sculptures

An Engraved Turned Wooden Cup. English, dated 1636.
Located in London, GB
An Engraved Turned Wooden Cup.   English, dated 1636.   Material Turned pearwood, engraved with foliate and geometric decoration.   Measurements Height: 20.5 cm. Diameter (rim): 10.2...
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Antique 17th Century Desk Accessories

Gold Ring with a Roman Magical Jasper Intaglio. Roman, 1st–2nd century AD.
Located in London, GB
High Carat Gold Ring Set with a Roman Magical Jasper Intaglio. Roman intaglio: 1st–2nd century AD. Mount: 20th century. Measurements Ring size: O UK / 7.25 US / 55 EU Bezel: 2....
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Signet Rings

Engine-Turned Silver Combination Pomander Whistle. Augsburg, early 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Engine-Turned Silver Combination Pomander Whistle. Germany, Augsburg, early 18th century. Height: 5.6 cm. Description A small silver combination device formed in three detachable,...
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Antique 18th Century Desk Accessories

Rose-Cut Diamond and Blue Enamel Ring. England, circa 1680–1700.
Located in London, GB
Rose-Cut Diamond and Blue Enamel Ring. England, circa 1680–1700. Measurements Ring size N UK / 6.75 US / 54 EU. Weight: 3 grams. Description An English late 17th-century ring in h...
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Antique 17th Century Engagement Rings

Anthropomorphic Lead Spout in the Form of a Dog. England, 16th century.
Located in London, GB
Anthropomorphic Lead Spout in the Form of a Dog. England, Tudor period, 16th century. Measurements: 9.3 × 6.8 × 3.6 cm (excluding stand); 11 × 8.2 × 7 cm (including stand). Thi...
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Antique 16th Century Figurines and Sculptures

High Carat Gold Fede Ring. England or Western Europe, 17th–18th century.
Located in London, GB
High Carat Gold Fede Ring. England or Western Europe, 17th–18th century. Ring size R 1/2 UK / 8.75 US / 59 EU. Weight: 4 grams. Description A high carat gold fede ring, the b...
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Antique 18th Century Band Rings

Engraved Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Casket with Silver Relief Base.
Located in London, GB
Engraved Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Casket with Silver Relief Base. Attributed to the workshop of Giovanni Battista Metellino (active Milan, d. circa 1724). Milan, late 17th cent...
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Antique Early 18th Century Desk Accessories

Hardstone Cameo Ring with Classical Muse. Italian, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Hardstone Cameo Ring with Classical Muse. Italian cameo, 18th century; English ring mount, late 19th century. Measurements Cameo: 1.8 × 1.3 cm Ring size: K UK / 5.25 US / 50 EU Wei...
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Antique 18th Century Fashion Rings

Renaissance Bronze Lion. Germany or Italy, 16th century.
Located in London, GB
Renaissance Bronze Lion. Germany or Italy, 16th century. Measurements 8.5 × 7.2 × 3.5 cm Description A small bronze lion cast as a solid figure, t...
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Antique 16th Century Figurines and Sculptures

Roman Marble Double Inkwell, 2nd–3rd century AD.
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Double Inkwell. Roman Empire, 2nd–3rd century AD. Measurements 11 × 4.2 × 3.2 cm This compact double inkwell is carved from marble, its surface displaying a softly wo...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Desk Accessories

Gold Ring Set with an Ancient Carnelian Scarab Depicting a Deer Hunt.
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring Set with an Ancient Carnelian Scarab Depicting a Deer Hunt. 5th century BC scarab; modern gold ring, 1970s. Measurements Ring size: M 1/2 UK / 6.5 US / 53 EU. Weight: 13....
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Fashion Rings

Silver Spice Container in the Form of a Poodle, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Silver Spice Container in the Form of a Poodle. 18th century. Measurements: 6.1 × 5.8 × 2.2 cm. Weight: 73 grams. A silver spice container in the form of a seated poodle, consi...
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Antique 18th Century Figurines and Sculptures

Early Eighteenth-Century Gold Mourning Ring with Monogram and Vanitas Device.
Located in London, GB
Early Eighteenth-Century Gold Mourning Ring with Monogram and Vanitas Device England, dated 1725. Measurements Ring size: O UK / 7.25 US / 55 EU. Bezel (including setting): 0.83 × ...
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Antique 18th Century Signet Rings

Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix. French or German, 17th century.
Located in London, GB
Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix. French or German, 17th century. Measurements 3.3 × 3.1 × 2.8 cm Cast in the form of a human skull, this small bronze would origina...
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Antique 17th Century Models and Miniatures

Marble Statuette of Cybele Enthroned, Roman Empire, circa 3rd Century A.D.
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Statuette of Cybele Enthroned Roman Empire, circa 3rd Century A.D. Measurements: 21.5 × 14 × 9 cm. A finely carved marble statuette depicting the goddess Cybele, e...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurines and Sculptures

Gilt-Bronze Group Depicting an Act of Almsgiving. England, early 12th century
Located in London, GB
Gilt-Bronze Group Possibly Depicting an Act of Almsgiving England, early 12th century Measurements 4.2 × 2.8 × 1.7 cm Material Fire-gilt bronze This rare Romanesque figural g...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurines and Sculptures

Two Kneeling Angels Supporting the Cross. Southern Netherlands, circa 1500–1520.
Located in London, GB
Two Kneeling Angels Supporting the Cross. Southern Netherlands, circa 1500–1520. Walnut with traces of original polychromy. Measurements: 37 × 32 × 14 cm (excluding old stepped re...
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Antique 16th Century Figurines and Sculptures

Stuart Crystal Mourning Ring with Memento Mori Devices. England, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Gold Mourning Ring Set with Rock Crystal and Memento Mori Devices England, dated 3 November 1747. Ring size M 1/2 UK / 7 US / 53 EU. Weight: 3.4 grams. Measurements: Rock crystal 0...
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Antique 18th Century Solitaire Rings

Bookbinding Stamp with the Arms of King Charles X. France, Paris, c. 1824–1830.
Located in London, GB
Bronze Bookbinding Stamp with the Arms of King Charles X (Imprimerie Royale). France, Paris, circa. 1824–1830. Materials and technique: Engraved bronze matrix mounted on an orig...
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Antique Early 19th Century Desk Accessories

Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century. Measures 6.9 x 6.8 x 6.6cm. A substantial bezoar stone of rounded form, its surface displaying the characteristic gran...
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Antique 18th Century Figurines and Sculptures

Boxwood Roller Print with Royal Arms. France, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
French Boxwood Roller Print with Royal Arms, Hunting Scenes, and Military Emblems. France, 18th century. Measurements: 7.3cm (2 3/4 in.) in length. This intricately carved roller ...
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Antique 18th Century Models and Miniatures

Stained Glass of the Presentation in the Temple. Low Countries, circa 1520 A.D.
Located in London, GB
Stained Glass Panel Fragment Depicting the Presentation in the Temple. Southern Low Countries, circa 1520 A.D. Measurements: 12 × 8.5 cm (4 ¾ × 3 ⅜ in.) Weight: 92 grams A finely...
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Antique 16th Century Models and Miniatures

A Cameo Ring Depicting Silenus. Italy or England, circa 1800–1820.
Located in London, GB
A Cameo Ring Depicting Silenus. Italy or England, circa 1800–1820. Materials Honey-coloured agate cameo set in a silver-gilt ring. Measurements Ring size: T 1/2 UK / 9.75 US / ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Signet Rings

An Etruscan Amber Head Pendant. Etruria, circa 5th century B.C.
Located in London, GB
An Etruscan Amber Head Pendant. Etruria, circa 5th century B.C. Measurements 5.1 × 3.6 × 2.4 cm. 9cm high on its bronze display stand. Provenance Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s L...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurines and Sculptures

Masquerade Ring Concealing a Lover’s Inscription. Western Europe, circa 1760.
Located in London, GB
A Gem Set Masquerade Ring Concealing a Lover’s Inscription. Western Europe, possibly Italy, circa 1760. Measurements Bezel: 0.9 × 0.8 cm. Ring size: ...
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Antique 18th Century Signet Rings

Gold Ring Set with a Cabochon Turquoise. Western Europe, early 17th century.
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring Set with a Cabochon Turquoise. Western Europe, early 17th century. Measurements Ring size: L (UK) / 5.75 (US). Weight: 3.5 grams. A Renaissance gold ring set with an ova...
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Antique 17th Century Signet Rings

Silver Skull Pendant. Probably Italian, 18th–19th century.
Located in London, GB
Silver Skull Pendant Probably Italian, 18th–19th century Measurements 5.2 × 4 cm Weight 50 grams Cast in solid silver, this pendant takes the form of a human skull, modelled ...
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Antique 19th Century Pendant Necklaces

Aquamarine Cluster Ring in Silver and Gold. Portuguese, late 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Aquamarine Cluster Ring in Silver and Gold Portuguese, late 18th century Measurements: Bezel: 2.8 × 1.9 cm. Ring size: O (UK) / 7.25 (US) / 55 (EU). Weight: 8.3 grams. This fin...
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Antique 18th Century Cluster Rings

Silver-gilt and Enamel Figure of a Sailor from a Nef. German, early 17th century
Located in London, GB
Silver-gilt and Enamel Figure of a Sailor from a Nef German (Augsburg or Nuremberg), early 17th century, c. 1600–1630 Materials and technique Cast silver, parcel-gilt and enamelled...
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Antique 17th Century Figurines and Sculptures

Gold Ring with Roman Carnelian Intaglio of Eros before an Altar.
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring Set with a Roman Carnelian Intaglio Depicting Eros before an Altar Roman intaglio, 1st–2nd century AD Georgian gold setting, English, late 18th century Measurements • Be...
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Antique 18th Century Signet Rings

Gold fob seal with Renaissance intaglio of herm, figures, and altar with lyre.
Located in London, GB
Gold-Mounted Carnelian Fob Seal with Intaglio of a Herm, Female Figures, and Sacrificial Altar Renaissance, 16th century (intaglio); French, 18th century (mount, with duty marks) ...
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Antique 16th Century Pendant Necklaces

Gold Ring with a Roman Calcified Onyx Cameo of a Young Woman, 2nd century A.D.
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring Set with a Roman Calcified Onyx Cameo Portrait Bust of a Young Woman. Roman cameo, 2nd century A.D. High carat gold ring mount, modern. Measurements • Bezel Me...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Signet Rings

A Pair of Gold and Garnet Polygonal Earrings. Ostrogothic, circa 6th century A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Gold and Garnet Polygonal Earrings Ostrogothic, circa 6th century A.D. Measurements • 3.2 × 2.9 × 1.2 cm and 3.1 × 3 × 1.2 cm • Weight: 10.7 grams each Of circular fo...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Hoop Earrings

19th Century Gold Ring with an Ancient Roman Nicolo Intaglio of a Horse.
Located in London, GB
High Carat Gold Ring Set with a Roman Nicolo Intaglio Depicting a Horse before a Tree Roman intaglio, 1st–2nd century AD, set in a 19th century mount. Measurements • Ring ...
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Antique 19th Century Signet Rings

Silver Ring with Spiralled Terminals and Axe-Motif. Balkans, 1st–2nd century AD.
Located in London, GB
Silver Ring with Spiralled Terminals and Axe-Motif Ornament Central Balkans (Balkan–Danubian provincial style), 1st–2nd century A.D. Measurements Ring size: UK T ½ / US 9.75 / ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Band Rings

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Silver

Carnelian Intaglio Ring Depicting King Henri IV of France. French, 19th century.
Located in London, GB
Carnelian Intaglio Ring Depicting King Henri IV of France French, 19th century (gem); mount 19th century with later shank Measurements Bezel: 2.2 × 1.9 cm Ring size: P (UK) / 7.75 ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Signet Rings

Silver Pendant with Mother-of-Pearl Cameo of the Virgin and Child
Located in London, GB
Silver Pendant with Mother-of-Pearl Cameo of the Virgin and Child German, mid-15th century Silver, parcel-gilt, mother-of-pearl, baroque pearl Measurements: total height 7 cm A...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Pendant Necklaces

Heliotrope cameo depicting the profile Christ. Italian, 17th century
Located in London, GB
A Heliotrope (Bloodstone) cameo depicting the profile Christ. Italian, 17th century. Mounted in a mid 19th century high carat gold brooch setting. The cameo measures 3.2 x 2.4cm,...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Brooches

Ring with a cameo of the presentation in the temple. Italian, around c. 1600
Located in London, GB
A gold ring set with an agate cameo depicting the presentation of the Christ child at the temple in Jerusalem. Italian, circa 1600. Set in a high carat gold ring. Intaglio alon...
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Antique Early 17th Century Italian Signet Rings

Eglomisé Pendant of the Virgin and Child with Reliquary. Spanish, 17th century
Located in London, GB
Silver-Mounted Eglomisé Pendant Depicting the Virgin and Child with Reliquary of the True Cross. Spanish, mid-17th century. Measurements • Height:...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Pendant Necklaces

Gold and Enamel Pendant Depicting the Virgin and Child. French, 17th century
Located in London, GB
Gold and Enamel Locket Pendant Depicting the Virgin and Child. French, mid 17th century. Circle of Jean II Toutin (1619–after 1660). Measurements • Height: 4.8 cm (excluding...
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Antique 17th Century French Pendant Necklaces

Gold Ring with a Cameo of a Dolphin. Cameo, 16th century; modern gold ring mount
Located in London, GB
High Carat Gold Ring Set with a Renaissance Carnelian Cameo of a Dolphin. Renaissance cameo, 16th century; modern gold ring mount. Ring Size: Q UK / 8.25 US / 58 EU. The Cameo M...
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Antique 16th Century Signet Rings

Gold ring with Ancient Roman intaglio of a stork, shell and mouse, 19th century
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring Set with an Ancient Roman Carnelian Intaglio Depicting a Stork Emerging from a Turbo Shell and Seizing a Mouse. Early 19th-century gold ring set with a Roman carnelian int...
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Antique 19th Century Signet Rings

Ancient Gold Ring Set with a Sardonyx Cameo of a Woman. Roman, 3rd century AD.
Located in London, GB
Ancient Gold Ring Set with a Sardonyx Cameo of a Woman. Roman, 3rd century AD. Measurements • Ring size: F 1/2 UK / 3 US / 44 EU • Bezel: 1.5 x 1.1cm • Weight: 5.96 grams A ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Signet Rings