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LOT 0368
Large Talismanic Emerald Gem in Gilt Ring
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (29.04 grams, 34.53 mm overall, 23.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+4, USA 14 1/4, Europe 33.83, Japan 32)).
Cut and polished with calligraphic Arabic script inscribed within a polygonal cartouche to centre; held in a claw setting with beading below, hoop with openwork shoulders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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