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LOT 1854
Medieval 'Published' Bronze Stirrup Ring with Lapis Gemstone
13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.42 grams, 28.86 mm overall, 17.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Comprising a narrow shank rising to a triangular bezel with inset lapis lazuli cabochon at the apex. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Published
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, p.26-27, fig.13, and p.29.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 565, for type.
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LOT 1854
Medieval 'Published' Bronze Stirrup Ring with Lapis Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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