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LOT 1306
Medieval Bronze Ring with Wave Motif
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.58 grams, 21.72 mm overall, 17.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2 , USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
D-section hoop, ellipsoid bezel with florid rim, incuse design of addorsed crescents flanking a median line, possibly imitating waves. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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