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LOT 0939
Byzantine Silver Ring with Blue Spinel Cabochon
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.76 grams, 23.89 mm overall, 17.89 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Comprising a D-section shank, scooped shoulders with stepped spurs, rectangular bezel with inset blue spinel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Hansons, Derby, UK.
Private Buckingham, UK, collection.
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