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LOT 0341
Medieval Gold Signet Ring with Hexagonal Bezel Engraved with an Arabic Inscription
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.91 grams, 24.13 mm overall, 17.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with traces of engraved guilloche to the outer edge, knop to the underside, scooped shoulders; octagonal bezel with facetted cup beneath, each face with engraved scroll motif, bevelled rim, engraved Arabic legend. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old French collection believed to have been formed in the 1960s.
Acquired privately as part of a collection in the early 1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue information page.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12141-214818.
Literature
Cf. Content, D.J. (ed.), Islamic Rings & Gems. The Zucker Collection, London, 1967, item 72, for type.
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LOT 0341
Medieval Gold Signet Ring with Hexagonal Bezel Engraved with an Arabic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
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