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LOT 2126
Tudor Period Gold Ring with Gem
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.05 grams, 20.53 mm overall, 16.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
Flat-section hoop with cup bezel, facetted red glass insert.
Provenance
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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