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LOT 1556
Tudor Period Bronze Signet Ring with Crowned Heart
17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.96 grams, 19.90 mm overall, 15.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
With a D-section hoop supporting an ellipsoid bezel with a crowned heart with laurel wreath below. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
The laurel wreath is a symbol of glory, whereas the heart represents love, and the crown denotes loyalty.
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