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LOT 2170
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Cabochon
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.18 grams, 25.94 mm overall, 18.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
With hatched shoulders, drum-shaped bezel with applied granulation, inset glass cabochon. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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