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LOT 1219
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Agate Calligraphic Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (20.52 grams, 33.88 mm overall, 21.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)).
Comprising a D-section hoop set with a turquoise-coloured cabochon at the base; large bezel with engraved decoration beneath and on the rim, set with red intaglio engraved with Arabic text. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1219
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Agate Calligraphic Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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