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LOT 1922
Post Medieval Bronze Ring with Initials 'K. A.'
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.35 grams, 24.62 mm overall, 21.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
Wide hoop, shoulders with leaf motifs, circular bezel with initial 'K.A.' within hatched borders. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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