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LOT 1772
Medieval Silver Ring with Cross
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (14.09 grams, 26.69 mm overall, 21.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).
With carinated shoulders bearing hatching, ellipsoid bezel with incised geometric motifs; possibly a merchant's mark.
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, 622, for type.
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