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LOT 0309
Medieval Silver Signet Ring with Dove
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.32 grams, 25.89 mm overall, 20.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).
A silver signet ring composed of a round-section hoop and discoid bezel with raised perimeter, engraved with a dove holding a sprig or branch in its beak.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Important North West London collection.
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LOT 0309
Medieval Silver Signet Ring with Dove
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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