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LOT 1710
Medieval Period Silver Ring with Star
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.41 grams, 24.50 mm overall, 19.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
With barrel-shaped hoop, stud to the underside, disc bezel with arched spur, incised hexafoil motif.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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