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LOT 1964
Post Medieval 'I LIVE IN LOVE' Bronze Posy Ring
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.31 grams, 22.68 mm overall, 20.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Flat-section plain hoop with an engraved inscription 'I LIVE IN LOVE' on the inner face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s.
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