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LOT 1908
Post Medieval Bronze Signet Ring with Rearing Horse
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.04 grams, 24.82 mm overall, 19.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
Hoop with rectangular cross-section, expanding to facetted shoulders and an octagonal bezel engraved with a rearing horse within a simple border. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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