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LOT 1843
Medieval Bronze Ring with Petalled Flower
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.92 grams, 21.49 mm overall, 19.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
With a wide hoop and an oval bezel with an eight-petalled flower on a pointillé-decorated field. [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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