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LOT 2202
Georgian Silver and Gold 'The Heart Brings Love To You' Posy Ring
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.30 grams, 24.72 mm overall, 19.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
Barrel-shaped hoop with incised inscription 'Corte Porta Amor' (The Heart Brings Love [To You]) amid tendrils and flowers; applied gold triangle to each shoulder, gold cel with inset facetted ruby-coloured gem. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 2202
Georgian Silver and Gold 'The Heart Brings Love To You' Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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