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LOT 1366
Medieval and Other Ring Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/4 - 1 in. (34.9 grams total, 20-24 mm).
A mixed group of copper-alloy rings of various types and sizes, including examples set with glass cabochons, openwork shoulders, punched and incised geometric motifs, and a bezel dated '1898', amongst others. [10, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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