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LOT 1987
Georgian Silver 'LOYALTE NE PEUR' Ring with Animals
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.32 grams, 24.89 mm overall, 19.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Solid bar with French inscription 'LOYALTE NE PEUR' for 'LOYALTY NOT FEAR' to the exterior between a fox, bird, squirrel and an ant; tree-like maker's mark to the interior. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Sussex, UK, private collection.
Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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