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LOT 1909
Tudor Period Bronze Ring with Marching Figure
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.87 grams, 22.08 mm overall, 18.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
With chamfered edges and textured band to the rim of the bezel, ellipsoid plaque with incuse design of an advancing figure wielding his sword above his head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx European private collection, 1990s.
Acquired from a London, UK, gallery.
property of an Essex gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 613, for type.
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