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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.

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 585 for type.

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LOT 1688

Medieval Silver Ring with Shield-Shaped Bezel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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