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LOT 1649
Medieval Silver Ring with Cross
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (6.35 grams, 20.22 mm overall, 16.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
With D-section hoop, expanding shoulders with hatching; the round bezel with a central cross motif within a lozenge, hatched background. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
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