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LOT 1902
Post Medieval Gold Betrothal Ring
18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.75 grams, 20.74 mm overall, 18.28 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
The slender hoop with convex outer face, the interior hallmarked with a lion and blank cartouche; hoop slightly misshapen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the early 1990s.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman.
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