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LOT 1909

Medieval Bronze Ring with Prancing Lion

12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (2.79 grams, 22.78 mm overall, 18.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).

With a slender hoop, hatched triangular panels to the shoulders, intaglio motif of an advancing stylised lion. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 1909

Medieval Bronze Ring with Prancing Lion

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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