Started "Go Fund Me" page to get this crook euthanized. Donations tax deductible.

Yet more fake pieces from this notorious seller which are copied from artefacts in the Louvre Museum.
Here the fake masker missed the important detail that the legs of the throne are anumal legs.
Kelly

Cannot speak to numismatics but quick look-see through Roman & Medieval artifacts reveals metal detecting miscellany with wild and crazy attributions and pricing. That $40.00 "Silver-gilt Medieval seal ring with initial circa 14th century AD" for ten times as much really takes the cake. 

At this moment, David Jenner (from Eastbourne, United Kingdom) has nearly 900 active listings in his store. According to his profile he has sold over 2,200 items since 2014.

I don't know if he or someone like him had previously been reported as a fake seller using a similar name (through_the_ages_antiquities), but here's his shop listing for those who want to comment on the authenticity of his offerings:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/throughtheages2014

To me, it seems rather remarkable he'd have so many items for very little money.

I would like to recommend two books by a collector friend. The author T.N. Pollio is a researcher and historian who lives in East Haven, Connecticut.

Both books, (and I recommend buying both!) will inform you about these types of rings which are generally ignored in books and academic articles where  rings made in gold and silver are given priority.

The Art of Medieval Jewelry: an illustrated history.
It is an important contribution to a really neglected area of interest: the  commonplace, mostly base metal fingerrings of ordinary people in the lower eschelons of ancient societies.

This new study assists in identifying the types, origins and routes of transmission of personal artwork, particularly finger rings, across Europe and Byzantium, an area of study that has been neglected in previous works. Some of this material represents the first time relevant research from Central and Eastern Europe has been translated and made available to the English-speaking world.

Available all major booksellers and Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Medieval-Jewelry-Illustrated-History/dp/1476681759

Or directly from the publisher, McFarland Books
https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-art-of-medieval-jewelry/

Or from the author on eBay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124914215272

His previous book Ancient Rings: An Illustrated Collector's Guide
https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Rings-Illustrated-Collectors-Guide/dp/1476673853/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542393813&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=ancient+rings+paperback+%E2%80%93+illustrated%2C+30+awg+2018


BD.

so do you think they are genuine? Where could I find information on these types of rings? Above all, I'm very curious about the one with the blue stone

Tank you for all!

Thew crusades were between 1095 and 1291.
So two of these rings were well before then and one well afer!
Sellers (many on eBay) mention "Crusades " to encourage people to buy.

A few years ago I bought these rings. The seller indicated the period as the Crusades. Are they genuine? Can anyone give me some more information? Tank you

I stil see him with his usual name there, but as you say, far fewer things on offer.
All his usual rubbish.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_ssn=antiques-and-artefacts-uk&store_name=antiquitishop&_oac=1&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l161211

This message copied from elsewhere on the forum:


RobertAussie
Newbie
 

April 08, 2024, 03:27:10 AM
Is this new? vendor on abay related to Mike Davis of ANTIQUES AND ARTEFACTS UK fame. I note that his shop went empty around the end of March with 2500+/- objects and he just reopened on the 6th of April with 53 objects all at very low prices, this new shop 'ancientantiques92, is full of objects that look like the expensive ones that were on the antiques and artifacts uk