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LOT 0422
Post Medieval Silver-Gilt Ring with Lion
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (21.37 grams, 40.00 mm overall, 19.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
Substantial D-section hoop with five radiating disc studs, each with gilt face and starburst motif; raised shoulders with gilt piriform panels, elaborate S-scroll motifs; trumpet-shaped octagonal bezel with gilt face, pelletted border and lion passant motif.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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