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LOT 0331

Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet

15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (4.79 grams, 26.41 mm overall, 18.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).

Comprising a slender D-section hoop with balustered shoulders, ellipsoid cell with garnet cabochon; restored.

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
UK collection of a European gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Published

Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 21st January-10th March 2025; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 676, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0331

Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950

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