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LOT 1930
Post Medieval Silver Armorial Ring
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.95 grams, 20.86 mm overall, 17.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with expanding, fluted shoulders, oval bezel bearing arms, two rearing lions flanking a crowned shield bearing an image of a bird standing on a flower.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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