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LOT 0351
Gold Fede Ring with Hands Holding a Heart
MID-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.24 grams, 21.13 mm overall, 18.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
With a gold flat-section hoop, bezel formed as two hands supporting a heart, a flower ornament to each shoulder with traces of white enamel.
ProvenanceFrom an old European collection, 1990s.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The fine craftsmanship and design suggest it could have been a ring commemorating the wedding of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza in 1662.
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LOT 0351
Gold Fede Ring with Hands Holding a Heart
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
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