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LOT 1370

Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Chrysoprase Calligraphic Gemstone

20TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (17.51 grams, 29.75 mm overall, 20.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)).

Comprising a keeled hoop, striated shoulders with notched edges, openwork flower motif beneath the octagonal bezel, gilt rim to the bezel set with a facetted intaglio engraved calligraphy on four sides and the top. [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 1370

Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Chrysoprase Calligraphic Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

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