Medieval - Gold Ring > Lot No. 863

Description:
Circa 1300-1400 AD. A gold finger ring, the slender hoop expanding to the floriate shoulders and thence to the quatrefoil cell bezel, the faces of which are delicately engraved with scrolls.

Measurements:
2.45 grams, 22.63 mm, internal 17.90 mm.

Condition:
Very fine; original stone now missing (the stone easily replaceable).

Provenance:
Found Bignor, Sussex, 2009. Disclaimed under Treasure Act, 1996 (reference 2009 T326). See also Portable Antiquities Scheme (reference SUSS-8F5EFO). Supplied with British Museum report and correspondence, extract from PAS record, Treasure Act valuation document.

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,500 (EUR 1,860 - 3,100; USD 2,370 - 3,960)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £1,200