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LOT 1042

Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Gemstone

20TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (25.03 grams, 32.19 mm overall, 19.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).

Comprising a substantial keeled hoop expanding at the shoulders, raised bezel set with an oval red intaglio engraved with calligraphic text and floral motifs. [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 1042

Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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