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LOT 2191
Gold and Iron 'I Gave Gold for Iron' World War I Ring
GERMANY, 1914 A.D.
3/4 in. (4.67 grams, 20.20 mm overall, 17.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Finger ring with gold core and median iron band inscribed 'Gold gab ich für Eisen 1914. Oe.S.K.'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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