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LOT 1813
Medieval Silver Archer's Thumb Ring
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.82 grams, 21.06 mm overall, 19.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Penannular with butted ends to the hoop, triangular extension with hatched fleur-de-lys motif in low relief; edge nicked.
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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