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LOT 1385
Medieval Ring with Cross
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (10.95 grams, 29.36 mm overall, 18.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
A copper-alloy ring composed of a carinated hoop featuring five raised panels alternating with decorative grooving, raised plaques at the shoulders with faux herringbone work, trumpet-style bezel engraved with a stylised cross within a roundel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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