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LOT 1380
Medieval Ring with Running Dog
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (3.19 grams, 17.80 mm overall, 15.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
A copper-alloy ring composed of a convex hoop, expanding to an oval-shaped bezel engraved with a stylised 'stick' dog running right; repair to one shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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