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LOT 1470
Antique Gold Ring with Australian Opals
LONDON, 1894 A.D.
7/8 in. (5.54 grams, 23.81 mm overall, 17.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
With five graduated white opal cabochons each with shimmering green, blue, yellow and orange coloration believed to be of Australian origin; hallmarked for London, 'T' in shield (1894), 18 carat gold.
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1470
Antique Gold Ring with Australian Opals
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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