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LOT 1809
Medieval Bronze Ring with Expanding Cross
CIRCA 12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (7.82 grams, 22.76 mm overall, 18.88 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Wide hoop with expanding shoulders, one decorated with a stylised flower, the other with a palm branch, bezel with an expanding arm cross motif with pellets between the arms. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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