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Large Gold-Coloured Metal Ring with Ancient Sapphire Bead Large Gold-Coloured Metal Ring with Ancient Sapphire Bead Large Gold-Coloured Metal Ring with Ancient Sapphire Bead Large Gold-Coloured Metal Ring with Ancient Sapphire Bead Large Gold-Coloured Metal Ring with Ancient Sapphire Bead Large Gold-Coloured Metal Ring with Ancient Sapphire Bead
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LOT 1905

Large Gold-Coloured Metal Ring with Ancient Sapphire Bead

20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER

1 1/4 in. (21.45 grams, 33.46 mm overall, 19.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).

Comprising a wide hoop expanding at the shoulders, raised oval bezel with notched borders and applied teardrop-shaped petals to the sides, the bezel set with a light blue cabochon fashioned from a re-used bead. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1905

Large Gold-Coloured Metal Ring with Ancient Sapphire Bead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £715

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