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LOT 2016
Tudor Bronze Ring with Floral Bezel
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.80 grams, 25.45 mm overall, 20.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
With disc bezel, high-relief hexafoil with pellet centre, beaded rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North London gentleman; formerly with Robin Symes Gallery, Mayfair, before 1999.
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
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