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LOT 2117
Post Medieval Bronze Ring with Crowned CVR
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.25 grams, 22.75 mm overall, 19.59 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
Scrollwork to the shoulders, square bezel with impressed crown above incised 'CVR monogram. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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