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LOT 0345
Post Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet
17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.76 grams, 23.72 mm overall, 19.94 x 16.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
With flat shoulders, rosette bezel with inset garnet cabochon.
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
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LOT 0345
Post Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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