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LOT 1955
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Cameo
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (4.26 grams, 28.40 mm overall, 18.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Flat-section hoop with scrolled heart-shaped supports to the shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with inset cameo bust. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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