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LOT 2130
Tudor Period Bronze Armorial Ring
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.63 grams, 23.47 mm overall, 20.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).
With discoid bezel, ropework border, central square with crescent motifs, surrounding fronds in imitation of heraldic design. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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