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LOT 1688
Medieval Silver Ring with Shield-Shaped Bezel
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.97 grams, 24.22 mm overall, 19.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Flat heater-shaped plaque with four incised arches creating a central cross motif.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 585 for type.
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Medieval Period Bronze Equine Strap Slide and Mount Group
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