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LOT 1386
Medieval Gold Ring with Natural Diamond
CIRCA 12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.29 grams, 20.31 mm overall, 14.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
With expanding hoop, closed setting with a natural rough diamond.
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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