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LOT 2063
Tudor Gold Double-Banded Love Ring
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (8.29 grams, 22.63 mm overall, 19.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
Composed of a broad hoop with gusseted rose-gold equator.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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