WEST ASIAN SILVER RING WITH BLUE INTAGLIO DEPICTING AN ANIMAL

Ca. AD 1700 - 1900 A silver ring with a slender hoop and sculptural birds on the shoulders. The birds flank a tall, trumpet-shaped bezel set with a blue stone intaglio depicting an animal. The sides of the setting are decorated with engraved lozenges enclosing foliate motifs. Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 6.8g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1990s.

Estimate:$133.07

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