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LOT 2015
Post Medieval Silver Clasped Hands Holding Heart Ring
17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.96 grams, 22.10 mm overall, 19.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Claddagh ring with D-section hoop and the bezel formed as a heart held by two hands, topped by a crown. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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