Napoleonic Copper Coin Betrothal Ring with Heart-Shaped Bezel

FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (2.54 grams, 21.23 mm overall, 17.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).

D-section hoop with heart-shaped bezel 'M J', inscription to the inner face reading 'Napoleon III, Empereur, 1862, Barre'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s.
From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 2471