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LOT 1502
Tudor Period Ring with Intaglio
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.72 grams, 21.50 mm overall, 19.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
A copper-alloy ring composed of a slender hoop supporting an octagonal bezel, set with a blue glass intaglio displaying an enigmatic, possibly pseudo-armorial design. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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