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LOT 2192
Medieval Silver Ring with Chi Rho
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.96 grams, 26.35 mm overall, 17.07 x 17.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Keeled hoop with raised plaque at the base, angled shoulders and a circular raised bezel with a Christogram.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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