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LOT 2162
South East Asian Gold and Topaz Ring
17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.22 grams, 23.59 mm overall, 15.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
With expanding ribbed shoulders, domed bezel with beaded wire collar, inset irregular pale blue topaz cabochon.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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