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LOT 1343
Medieval Bronze Ring with Cross on Bezel
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.04 grams, 25.07 mm overall, 19.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Pear-shaped bezel with pointillé cross design. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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