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LOT 1941
Medieval Silver Floral Decorated Ring
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.81 grams, 19.24 mm overall, 16.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
With flat angled shoulders and scroll detailing, rectangular bezel with reserved quatrefoil motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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