Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
09-11 May 1923
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/566
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    12, ) 83 84 85 92 93 94 An enamelled gold Ring, bezel set with ruby and emerald, shoulders richly chased and enamelled, Munich work, late 16th Century ; and another, similar work, set with a ruby 2 A RICHLY ENAMELLED GOLD SIGNET, set with antique intaglio on onyx of a woman seated, the hoop elaborately engraved and enamelled, tn jfine state; 16th Century A FINE GOLD RING, set with rough cabochon ruby in quatrefoil setting, chased shoulders; and another, similar, hexagonal bezel with a turquoise ; 16th Century 2 A FINE GOLD SIGNET, of similar work, chalcedony, with shield of arms and initials 1.G-, hoop finely engraved and enamelled black ; VN. German, 16th Century A GOLD SIGNET, of similar work, chalcedony, with shield, with mer- chant’s mark ; German, late 16th Century A gold Signet, oval bezel, set with bloodstone, with shield of arms, the back of bezel cut away to allow the stone to act asan amulet ; French, late 16th Century AlrINE AND HEAVY GoLD ENGLISH SIGNET, arms, a lion’s head erased ; Hlizabethan A FINE GOLD SIGNET, merchant’s mark and §.1.; Hlizabethan A FINE GOLD SIGNET, arms and crest, a wheel on a chief, three cres- cents, crest a demi fox ; Hlizabethan A gold similar Ring, oval bezel engraved with St. George ; a plain gold Hoop, engraved and enamelled with “joie sans fin” in black letter; and a gold Ring, with merchant’s mark in shield; 15¢h Century 3 A GOLD SIGNET, the bezel engraved with leopard’s head holding aring, wreathed hoop, once enamelled, inside ‘ Sans de partier” in black letter, enamelled; Hnglish, 15th Century AN UNUSUALLY FINE ITALIAN GOLD SIGNET, the bezel engraved with shield, two maces in saltire, legend SIGILLVM. ANGNIL]. D. MVTIS, broad hoop, richly chased and enamelled with the motto SPER.. IN- DOMINO-; 15th Century A silver-gilt Signet, engraved with crescent and 1.T; and another, with M and the owner’s name, Marco de Capovasi ; 15th Century 2 A FINE GOLD SIGNET, bezel set with crystal, engraved and painted behind with arms (eglomisé), shield or and sable with rosary counter-changed, 1-P.Z-R; S. German, 16th Century
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