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LOT 1433
Ring with Standing Figure Gemstone
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.25 grams, 26.43 mm overall, 17.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
A copper-alloy ring with expanding arms and raised triangular knop to two faces, set with a carnelian intaglio gemstone engraved with a standing nude male figure holding a bunch of grapes and a goblet, possibly representing the god of wine.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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