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LOT 0384
Large Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet
13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.19 grams, 28.88 mm overall, 20.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
With slender hoop, octagonal bezel with scooped profile, inset garnet cabochon at the apex.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
UK collection of a European gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12296-219624.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 560, for type.
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