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LOT 0381
Post Medieval Gold Ring with Red Glass
ITALY, 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.13 grams, 23.86 mm overall, 18.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan )15).
With a slender D-section hoop, raised rectangular bezel set with glass paste in a red-foiled setting.
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
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