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LOT 2230
Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Clasped Hands Ring
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.58 grams, 23.80 mm overall, 17.12 x 20.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Narrow hoop with shallow median recess to outer face, each shoulder developing to a clasped hand.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 2230
Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Clasped Hands Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
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