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LOT 2147
Silver Ring with Decorated Shoulders
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.22 grams, 23.37 mm overall, 20.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)).
With a flat-section wide hoop, decorative shoulders with foliate scrolls, shield-shaped bezel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an English collection formed before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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