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LOT 0391
Medieval Gold Ring with Garnet
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.94 grams, 24.80 mm overall, 19.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Carinated hoop with granules to the shoulders, ropework collar to the bezel with inset replaced garnet cabochon.
ProvenancePurchased at the Cumberland Hotel Fair, 1987.
Property of a Kent gentleman.
Cf. Ward, A., Cherry, J., Gere, C. & Cartlidge, B., Rings Through the Ages, Fribourg, 1981, item 159, for type.
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