Auction 87
Galleons: the meeting between old and new world
Jun 8, 2021
Carrer del Comte de Salvatierra, nº8, 08006 Barcelona (Spain)
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LOT 1-A:
Gold and opalescent agate courtly ring. France or Italy. Gothic. 14th century.
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Start price:
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12,000
Estimated price:
€12,000 - €18,000
Auction house commission: 22%
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Gold and opalescent agate courtly ring. France or Italy. Gothic. 14th century.
Large, oval, mounted stone depicting a courting couple. The gentleman offers his hand to the lady, who holds the rose he has given her.
The ring is worked in braided gold, symbolising the union of the couple.
There are examples of other rings of a courtly character in the collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
