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LOT 2331
Tudor Bronze Ring with Clasped Hands
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.39 grams, 19.63 mm overall, 16.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
D-section hoop with the bezel formed as clasped hands. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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