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LOT 1301
Medieval Bronze Ring with Lion
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.41 grams, 25.10 mm overall, 15.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
Narrow hoop, square bezel with lion rampant(?) on a hatched field. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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