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LOT 0387
Medieval Gold Ring with Crystal Cabochon
14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.62 grams, 21.13 mm overall, 15.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
Round-section hoop supporting a conical cell with inset rock crystal cabochon.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
UK collection of a European gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 570, for type.
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LOT 0387
Medieval Gold Ring with Crystal Cabochon
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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