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LOT 1532
Gold Expandable Ring
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 in. (7.28 grams, 25.14 mm overall, 19.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Composed of a coiled hoop with faux-twisted body and coiled terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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