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LOT 1491
Post Medieval Silver Fede Ring with Clasped Hands
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.84 grams, 21.63 mm overall, 18.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
A silver mani in fede ring featuring an expanded bezel designed as crudely engraved clasped hands with collared sleeves.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
The 'hands clasped in faith' imagery represents the hands of the couple joined in marriage in this and earlier periods.
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