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LOT 2456
Byzantine Style Silver Ring with Engraved Bezel
CIRCA 20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.75 grams, 20.22 mm overall, 17.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Comprising a carinated hoop and disc bezel with two stylised figures flanking a cross. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 480, for type.
FootnotesThis type of motif is often used as a wedding ring, with the figures representing the married couple and the cross conferring the church's blessing on the union.
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LOT 2456
Byzantine Style Silver Ring with Engraved Bezel
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) ‡+BP*
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