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LOT 2078
Medieval Style Gold Ring with Saint Christopher
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (7.50 grams, 22.05 mm overall, 19.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
The hoop formed as a barleytwist band with incised frond detailing; rectangular bezel with frame enclosing a hatch field with reserved image of St Christopher bearing the infant Jesus, supporting himself with a staff. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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