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LOT 1460
Stuart Period Silver Ring with Shield and IHS
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.32 grams, 21.57 mm overall, 18.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
A silver finger ring with teardrop bezel, pointillé border, 'IHS' inscription with cross supported by the 'H'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
Cf. Oman, C.C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, pl.71(B), for type.
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