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LOT 1751
Medieval Bronze Ring with Animal
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.12 grams, 24.35 mm overall, 20.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Ellipsoid bezel with band of pellets above a hatched bovine in profile. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000.
Property of a London gentleman.
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