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LOT 1306
Medieval Ring with Bird
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.96 grams, 21.40 mm overall, 17.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
A copper-alloy ring composed of a slender hoop with an irregular cross-section, supporting an oval-shaped bezel engraved with a pelican standing right within a zigzag border. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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