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LOT 2053
Post Medieval Bronze 'LOVE LOVE' Posy Ring
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.18 grams, 21.22 mm overall, 18.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
D-shaped in section with capital inscription to inner face "LOVE L LOVE". [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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