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LOT 1495
Tudor Period Tinned Bronze Signet Ring with Crowned Initials
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.47 grams, 25.25 mm overall, 21.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y, USA 12, Europe 27.51, Japan 26)).
Octagonal plaque with rim, Greek initials 'HΠ' between fronds and crown above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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LOT 1495
Tudor Period Tinned Bronze Signet Ring with Crowned Initials
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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