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LOT 1964
Victorian Silver Skull Ring
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.08 grams, 25.79 mm overall, 18.5 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
D-section hop, the bezel formed as a skull with glass inserts in the eye-sockets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private Warwick collection, 1980-2000.
Acquired from an antique fair, Staffordshire, UK.
Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection.
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