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LOT 1819
Medieval Silver Ring with Lion
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.93 grams, 26.71 mm overall, 16.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
D-section hoop with raised ornamental band; scooped shoulders with trumpet-shaped bezel, intaglio lion passant motif.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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