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LOT 1428
Victorian Gold Ring with Victory Gemstone
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3/4 in. (3.54 grams, 20.07 mm overall, 15.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
A gold finger ring with beaded wire to the rim of the hoop and applied pellets, ellipsoid bezel with beaded wire border, inset carnelian cloison with figure of Victory on a plinth between rearing snakes.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
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LOT 1428
Victorian Gold Ring with Victory Gemstone
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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