Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
May 28, 2019
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United kingdom
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 441:
Timurid Agate Ring
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Start price:
£
350
Estimated price:
$350 - $450
Auction house commission:
30%
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15th-16th century AD
An agate finger ring comprising a keeled D-section hoop with knop to the underside, stepped shoulders, scaphoid bezel. 8.93 grams, 32.28mm overall, 17.59mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12) (1 1/4"). Fine condition, minor usage wear.
Provenance
From an important North West London collection; acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 551 for type.
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