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LOT 0369
Renaissance Carnelian Gemstone Depicting the God Mercury in Gold Ring
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.63 grams, 24.38 mm overall, 18.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Cloison with incuse figure of Mercury standing with caduceus and marsupium; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
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LOT 0369
Renaissance Carnelian Gemstone Depicting the God Mercury in Gold Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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