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LOT 2728
Moghul Amethyst Gemstone with Parrot Perched on Olive Branch in Gold Ring
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.38 grams, 30.69 mm overall, 19.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Ellipsoid in plan and plano-convex in section with incuse eagle standing on a wheatsheaf; set in a late 19th-century gold ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 2728
Moghul Amethyst Gemstone with Parrot Perched on Olive Branch in Gold Ring
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £50
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