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LOT 1760
Medieval Bronze Ring with Enamelled Design
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.26 grams, 25.03 mm overall, 18.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Comprising a D-shaped hoop and raised bezel with piecrust edge, geometric motifs to the bezel with polychrome enamel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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