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LOT 1265
Ottoman Silver Ring Pair
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (13.74 grams total, 22-24 mm).
Comprising: one with a flat-section hoop with incised decoration to the expanding shoulders, square bezel set with carnelian; one with a D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, discoid bezel with inscription. [2]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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