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LOT 1659
Gold Ring with Ruby
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (7.12 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 15.60 x 15.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.63, Japan 8)).
With D-section shoulders, waisted bezel and inset ruby cabochon; probably from South East Asia.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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