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LOT 2002
Tudor Period Bronze Armorial Signet Ring with Crossed Spears
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.72 grams, 26.87 mm overall, 22.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z 1/2, USA 12 1/2, Europe 29.43, Japan 28)).
The hoop rectangular in section, octagonal bezel engraved with an armorial or pseudo-armorial design, composed of a rectangular cartouche containing a heart, flanked by (possible) animals, crossed spears or arrows above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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LOT 2002
Tudor Period Bronze Armorial Signet Ring with Crossed Spears
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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