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LOT 1430
Georgian Gold Ring with Diamond
DATED 1756 A.D.
7/8 in. (3.70 grams, 21.62 mm overall, 16.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
With elaborate scrolled foliage detailing to the hoop, each shoulder with a scroll with legend 'MARY' and '1756 AD'; cup bezel with fluted underside, inset triangular diamond.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Important North West London collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11983-210473.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 839, for type.
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LOT 1430
Georgian Gold Ring with Diamond
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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