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LOT 1427
Tudor Period Tinned Bronze Signet Ring with Crowned Device
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.87 grams, 23.05 mm overall, 19.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
With a wide hoop and expanding shoulders; oval bezel with a crowned device above a laurel wreath. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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LOT 1427
Tudor Period Tinned Bronze Signet Ring with Crowned Device
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Opening Bid: £60
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