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LOT 1505
Early Georgian Gold Ring with Gemstone
EARLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.20 grams, 23.18 mm overall, 19.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
A gold ring composed of a slender hoop expanding at the arms, oval-shaped cushion bezel set with a cut and polished carnelian gemstone, fluting to the reverse of the bezel, saltires and crescents to the hoop.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Literature
Cf. Oman, C.C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, item 31(B), for type.
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LOT 1505
Early Georgian Gold Ring with Gemstone
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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