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LOT 1125

Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Gemstone

20TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (17.85 grams, 31.25 mm overall, 20.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).

Comprising a decorated hoop supporting an oval bezel set with a glass intaglio, engraved with calligraphic text on a hatched background, flowers and leaves on the field. [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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1125

Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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