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LOT 1078
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Blue Glass Gemstone
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.94 grams, 23.66 mm overall, 16.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
With a slender hoop supporting a raised conical bezel set with a dark blue glass intaglio. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Opening Bid: £1,500
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Discoid in plan with basal ring and shallow dished face. 2.05 kg, 21.7 cm wide
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