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LOT 1796
Medieval Bronze Ring with Niello
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.14 grams, 23.70 mm overall, 17.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
With sloping shoulders decorated with a median scrolled band on a scrolled plaque, rectangular bezel with stud to each corner and niello-filled border. reserved scrolled tendrils.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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