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LOT 2036
Roman Style Gold Ring with Portrait Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.06 grams, 30.43 mm overall, 19.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Hollow-formed D-section hoop with columnar bezel, inset jasper gemstone engraved with a portrait female bust. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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