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LOT 1556

Medieval Bronze Architectural Ring

CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (9.63 grams, 24.50 mm overall, 16.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).

With D-section hoop and domed bezel with pellets. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 563, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1556

Medieval Bronze Architectural Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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