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LOT 0316
Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Emerald
15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.69 grams, 25.71 mm overall, 18.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
With a fluted band and a rectangular pie-crust bezel set with a vibrant green emerald; European workmanship.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13386-257962.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 690, for a slightly later and more elaborate version of the type.
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LOT 0316
Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Emerald
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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