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LOT 0351
Elizabethan Period Gold Ring with Natural Diamond Crystal
MID 16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.72 grams, 21.96 mm overall, 16.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Comprising a slender hoop with flared shoulders; the bezel formed as four intersecting scallops, with gussets to the underside and tiered collars below; inset octahedral diamond crystal.
ProvenanceFrom a 1980s family collection; thence by descent.
Property of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12149-216359.
Cf. Oman, C.C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, pl.26(c), 27(a,b).
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LOT 0351
Elizabethan Period Gold Ring with Natural Diamond Crystal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,925
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