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LOT 2174
Medieval Style Gold Signet Ring with Knight on Horseback
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12.2 grams, 25.06 mm overall, 18.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Substantial hoop with discoid bezel, low-relief figure of a charging horseman; in 10th century A.D. Italian style. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in France in the 1990s.
Property of a North American gallery.
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LOT 2174
Medieval Style Gold Signet Ring with Knight on Horseback
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
