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Sold for (Inc. bp): £12,500
17TH CENTURY AD
1 1/4" (15.53 grams, 33.77mm overall, 20.77mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.40, Japan 23)).
A polished irregular ellipsoid ruby of vibrant rose colour, set in a later gold ring with open underside to the bezel mounted on openwork shoulders with crouching lionesses.
PROVENANCE:
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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