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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1495

Tudor Period Tinned Bronze Signet Ring with Crowned Initials

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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