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LOT 0356
Renaissance Gold Enamelled Ring with Rock Crystal
16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.91 grams, 26.70 mm overall, 18.36 x 17.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
Featuring a slender hoop with black-enamelled shoulders, a hexagonal collet setting with point-cut quartz with foil backing, and black-enamelled decoration beneath the setting.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 0356
Renaissance Gold Enamelled Ring with Rock Crystal
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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