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LOT 2088
Tudor Period Bronze Ring with Waves
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (7.78 grams, 22.11 mm overall, 18.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Keeled hoop and large discoid bezel with geometric motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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