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LOT 1940
Medieval Bronze Ring with Cross
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.54 grams, 27.45 mm overall, 18.89 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Comprising a thick hoop with stud to the underside, stepped shoulders, tiered bezel with reserved cross on a hatched field. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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The finger rings worn by merchants and tradesmen were made of different metals. The commonest were in brass or bronze. The merchants and tradesmen ordered various devices to be engraved on the bezels of their rings, and sometimes they gave the appearance of heraldic blazons.
