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LOT 1448
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Heart-Shaped Bezel
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.59 grams, 23.95 mm overall, 19.62 x 18.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Keeled hoop with a raised boss at the base, raised heart-shaped bezel with nielloed decoration.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1448
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Heart-Shaped Bezel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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