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LOT 1884
Large Georgian Gold Wedding Ring
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.55 grams, 24.5 mm overall, 21.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y 1/2, USA 12 1/4, Europe 28.20, Japan 27)).
Lentoid in section, probably a glove ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from the early 1980s.
From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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Opening Bid: £300
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