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LOT 1884
Post Medieval Trench Art Ring
DATED 1918 A.D.
3/4 in. (2.41 grams, 20.80 mm overall, 19.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Composed of a flat-section hoop with expanded bezel, shallow inscribed volute hearts and geometric motifs to the shoulders, '1918' to centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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