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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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