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LOT 2056
Tudor Period Bronze Ring with Centaur
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.65 grams, 24.21 mm overall, 19.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
The hoop expanding at the shoulders to an octagonal bezel, engraved with a centaur advancing right, looking left, holding a branch, within a linear border. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Marble Head of a Roman Emperor
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Opening Bid: £1,944
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