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LOT 2178
Silver Signet Ring with Rampant Lion
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (13.70 grams, 26.19 mm overall, 20.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).
With a D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, raised image a rampant lion on a recessed field to accept enamel filling.
Provenance
Ex private collection, 1970s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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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