The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 2663:
Thuringian Gilt Silver Ring with Fleur
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Start price:
£
90
Estimated price :
$100 - $140
Buyer's Premium: 30%
VAT: 8.875%
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Thuringian Gilt Silver Ring with Fleur
6th century AD
A silver-gilt ring comprising a cusped D-section hoop, triangular beast head to each shoulder with ribbed collar below, plaque with incised fleur-de-lys motif. 4.29 grams, 23mm overall, 17.67mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.48, Japan 15) (1"). Very fine condition, usage wear.
Provenance
From an East London collector; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.
Literature
See Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, p.384 for similar beast-head ornament.
