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LOT 2091
Post Medieval Inscribed Bronze Signet Ring with Key and Initials
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.09 grams, 22.28 mm overall, 18.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Hoop expanding to facetted shoulders and an octagonal bezel, engraved with a key featuring a cross on its bow, flanked by initials 'Π-H'; hoop split. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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LOT 2091
Post Medieval Inscribed Bronze Signet Ring with Key and Initials
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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