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LOT 2361
Tudor Period Gilt Bronze Merchant's Signet Ring
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.86 grams, 23.50 mm overall, 19.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
With D-section shank, ribbed shoulders, raised square bezel with legend 'N · Π / A'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection, Bournemouth, UK.
Ex Parthenon Gallery, London, UK, 2001.
Property of a North London, UK, private collector.
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