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LOT 1307
Medieval Ring with Amethyst Gemstone
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.66 grams, 27.48 mm overall, 16.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
A copper-alloy ring composed of a D-section hoop and broad, shaped shoulders decorated with knops to the edges and channeling to the interior, the oval bezel set with a later polished amethyst. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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