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LOT 0388

Medieval Gold Ring with Topaz Cabochon

15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (5.40 grams, 23.50 mm overall, 17.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).

Comprising sculpted frond to each shoulder, rectangular stepped cell to the bezel with inset pyramidal topaz cabochon.

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
UK collection of a European gentleman.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12297-219626.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 677, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0388

Medieval Gold Ring with Topaz Cabochon

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160

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