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LOT 1667
Medieval Silver Ring Brooch
13TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (2.4 grams, 29 mm).
Featuring a slightly domed upper face and articulate tongue set within a recess. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Tucker collection, Buckinghamshire, UK; formed in the 1980s.
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