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LOT 2097
Medieval Silver Ring with Flower
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.03 grams, 21.64 mm overall, 19.46 x 18.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Gently tapering hoop and a discoid bezel with a six-petalled flower on a nielloed background. [No Reserve]
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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