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LOT 1844
Post Medieval Pewter Ring with Star Motif
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.40 grams, 22.42 mm overall, 16.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).
With beaded order and facetted star design. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Oman, C.C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, pl.31(e), for type.
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