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LOT 1985
Stuart Period Bronze Hands Holding Heart Ring
17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.71 grams, 21.00 mm overall, 16.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
Claddagh ring with a tapering hoop, the bezel with two hands holding a raised heart. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s.
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