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LOT 1466
Roman Style Gold Ring with Portrait Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.65 grams, 30.90 mm overall, 18.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
A hollow-formed gold finger ring with scrolled brackets to the shoulders. ellipsoid plaque with beaded wire rim, cell with inset chalcedony insert, intaglio image of a standing figure with a sword on his belt.
Provenance
Acquired on the French art market.
Ex Swiss collection.
English private collection.
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LOT 1466
Roman Style Gold Ring with Portrait Gemstone
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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