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LOT 0408
Renaissance Gold Ring with Agate Cameo of the Presentation of Christ at Jerusalem
ITALY, CIRCA 1600 A.D.
1 in. (8.91 grams, 24.68 mm overall, 19.41 x 17.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Ellipsoid bezel with flange rim, inset cameo with a group of four adults holding an infant on a plinth; a rare subject for depiction.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13152-248333.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 788, for type.
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LOT 0408
Renaissance Gold Ring with Agate Cameo of the Presentation of Christ at Jerusalem
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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