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LOT 1068

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

20TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (24.14 grams, 30.39 mm overall, 21.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W 1/2, USA 11 1/4, Europe 25.66, Japan 24)).

Comprising a wide hoop with striated shoulders, openwork flower beneath the bezel, circular bezel set with a dark green intaglio engraved with densely arranged calligraphic 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 1068

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

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

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