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LOT 1917
Portrait Cameo Gemstone in Gold Ring
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.48 grams, 26.02 mm overall, 18.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
The onyx cloison displaying a carved male bust in profile right, set into a later gold ring with scooped shoulders.
ProvenanceEx property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1970.
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