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LOT 2058
Tudor Period Silver Ring with Gryphon
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (17.68 grams, 23.80 mm overall, 18.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
With a wide hoop expanding at the shoulders, round gilt bezel with an advancing gryphon with its wings spread.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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