RARE BRITISH MEDIEVAL SILVER-GILT ICONOGRAPHIC RING WITH A SAINT

Ca. AD 1300 - 1500. A silver-gilt ring with a flattened hoop, each side cut with a pair of transverse grooves. Each shoulder is bisected by a longitudinal rib, forming two elongated rectangular panels engraved with scrolling tendrils. The bezel is composed of three vertical panels, the central panel engraved with a stylised standing figure, the flanking fields filled with scrolling ornament. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: L.2015.72.12; The British Museum, Museum number AF.915. Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 6.9g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK Ancient art collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. . >

Estimate:£200

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