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LOT 1722
Medieval Silver Ring with Snake
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.00 grams, 19.51 mm overall, 16.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Comprising a D-section hoop, the bezel with eight points, engraved with a stylised slithering snake within a lozenge border. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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