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LOT 2146
Scandinavian Viking Silver-Gilt Twisted Ring
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.33 grams, 24.32 mm overall, 18.28 x 17.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
With thick braided bezel of two rods with beaded wire between.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s-1980s.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Cf. Hindman. S. et al., Toward an Art History of Medieval Rings: A Private Collection, London, 2007, p.93.
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LOT 2146
Scandinavian Viking Silver-Gilt Twisted Ring
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£125 (EUR 145; USD 169) +BP*
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