About Finch and Co
The Finch gallery is an exciting, individualistic and eclectic gallery offering the best quality in ethnography, european works of art, natural history and antiquities. Finch and Co strive to source goods with an impeccable provenance and to create the greatest of 21st Century cabinets of curiosities at the antique shows they participate in. The bi-annual catalogue is renowned for the quality of its presentation and is eagerly awaited by collectors and connoisseurs the world over. Finch and Co are always interested in purchasing similar items to those displayed on our ...Read More
Established in 19891stDibs seller since 2023
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Featured Pieces
A Fine Medieval Finger-Ring set with a Cabochon Garnet
Located in London, GB
A Fine Medieval Finger-Ring set with a Cabochon Garnet
Gold, garnet
Europe
Early 15th Century
Size: 59 (EU) R (UK) 8 5/8 (US)
Weight: 4.9 grams
Provenance:
Ex Private English c...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
A Fine Finger-Ring set with a Heliotrope Intaglio of a Warrior
Located in London, GB
A Fine Finger-Ring set with a Heliotrope Intaglio of a Warrior
Gold, heliotrope
Germany
Circa 1550 / 16th Century
Size: 57 (EU) P 1/2 (UK) 7 ¾ (US)
Weight: 8.3 grams
Provenance:
Ex English Private collection
Ex Private collection
A meticulously crafted 16th century gold ring...
Category
Antique 16th Century German Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Romano-British Finger-Ring with Filigree Wire Decoration and Carnelian
Located in London, GB
A Romano-British Finger-Ring with Filigree Wire Decoration and Carnelian Military Intaglio
Gold, carnelian
Romano-British
Late 4th or Early 5th Century AD
Size: 53 (EU) M 1/2 (...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
A Migration Period or Early Medieval Slavic Finger-Ring
Located in London, GB
A Migration Period or Early Medieval Slavic Finger-Ring with Hemispherical
Bezel Decorated with Collared Granules and Garnet Cabochon
Gold, garnet
Migration Period / possibly Morav...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Czech Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
A Merovingian Frankish Gold Finger-Ring with a Re-used Late Imperial
Located in London, GB
A Merovingian Frankish Gold Finger-Ring with a Re-used Late Imperial
Carnelian Intaglio
Gold, carnelian
Probably Neustria / Western Frankish Kingdom (including the Paris region)
...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
An Early and Rare Byzantine Finger-Ring with High Calyx-Shaped Bezel
Located in London, GB
An Early and Rare Byzantine Finger-Ring with High Calyx-Shaped Bezel set with Flat-Topped Conical Garnet
Gold, garnet
Constantinople
Late 5th Century
Size: 64 (EU) V 1/2 (UK) 10 1/...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Turkish Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Gold Swivel Ring Set with an Intaglio of Hector, Andromache, and Astyanax
Located in London, GB
A Gold Swivel Ring Set with a Heliotrope Intaglio of Hector, Andromache, and Astyanax
Gold heliotrope (bloodstone)
Rome (Vatican City hallmark)
18th Century
Size: 57 (EU) P 1/2 (UK) 7 ¾ (US)
Weight: 4.3 grams
Provenance:
Ex Private English collection
Ex Private collection
A distinguished Grand Tour swivel ring crafted in gold, meticulously set with a finely engraved 18th century heliotrope (bloodstone) intaglio. The intaglio depicting Hector, Andromache, and their son Astyanax, figures central to the tragic events of the Trojan War. The gem showcases the helmeted Hector in profile, accompanied by smaller busts of his wife and child, rendered with exceptional clarity and sensitivity. The composition reflects the 18th century neoclassical admiration for Homeric themes, translating ancient virtue and pathos into miniature form. The mount is equipped with a swivelling mechanism, enabling the gem to rotate within its gold frame, a characteristic feature of Grand Tour jewellery...
Category
Antique 18th Century Vatican Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
A Gold Finger-Ring Set with a Nicolo Intaglio of Eros Driving a ‘Biga’ Two-Horse
Located in London, GB
A Gold Finger-Ring Set with a Nicolo Intaglio of Eros Driving a ‘Biga’ Two-Horse Chariot
Gold, gemstone
France
19th Century
Size: 51 (EU) K 1/2 (UK) 5 3/8 (US)
Weight: 4.6 grams
Pr...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
A Rare English High-Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in London, GB
A Rare English High-Carat Gold Signet Ring
Gold
England
Circa 1600 / late 16th or early 17th Century
Size: 54 (EU) N (UK) 6 1/2 (US)
Weight: 6.2 grams
Provenance:
Ex Private Engl...
Category
Antique 17th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
A Banded Agate Intaglio Engraved with the Chi-Rho Symbol
Located in London, GB
A Banded Agate Intaglio Engraved with the Chi-Rho Symbol set in a
Gold Ring
Gold, agate
Late Roman or Early Byzantine / 4th - 6th century AD (intaglio)
Mount 20th Century
Size: 56 ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Agate, Gold
A Large and Finely Carved Stone Torso of Christ
Located in London, GB
A Large and Finely Carved Stone Torso of Christ
Late Medieval
Stone
German
15th Century
Size: 71cm high - 28 ins high / 77cm high - 30½ ins high (with base)
cf: The head of C...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Religious Items
Materials
Stone
A Substantial and Weighty Ancient Porphyry Slab / Lid
Located in London, GB
A Substantial and Weighty Ancient Porphyry Slab, Possibly Serving as a Lid (?) Pavement (?) or Sealing a Tomb
Exhibits a rectangular form
Its surface is adorned with the remnants of...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Architectural Elements
Materials
Porphyry
