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LOT 2166
South East Asian Solid Gold Ring with Amethyst Cabochon
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (6.84 grams, 24.18 mm overall, 16.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2 , USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
Each shoulder a serpent-head supporting an ellipsoid bezel with amethyst cabochon in claw setting; polished.
Provenance
Acquired from an antiques shop in Warwick during the 1980s.
Property of a Warwickshire, UK, collector.
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LOT 2166
South East Asian Solid Gold Ring with Amethyst Cabochon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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