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LOT 2070
Jewish Tinned Bronze Armorial Ring with Crowned Shield
CIRCA 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.79 grams, 25.80 mm overall, 21.11 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W 1/2, USA 11 1/4, Europe 25.6, Japan 24)).
With discoid bezel displaying a heater shield beneath a crown, reserved against radiating lines in the field; four Hebrew characters on the shield. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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