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LOT 1723
Medieval Silver Ring with Star of David
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.38 grams, 22.94 mm overall, 19.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
With a ribbed hoop supporting a round bezel with a six-pointed star in niello on a foliate background. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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