OTTOMAN SILVER OCTAGONAL RING ENGRAVED WITH A BIRD

Ca. AD 1700 - 1900 A silver ring with a tapering hoop supporting an octagonal bezel with sloping sides and prominent transverse ribs at each corner. The central field is engraved with a stylised bird with outspread wings and a fan-shaped tail, enclosed by an octagonal border with an undulating band. The sloping sides are decorated with hatched panels, and the shoulders bear engraved concentric semicircular motifs surrounding raised, elongated lozenges. A smaller raised lozenge decorates the rear of the hoop. Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 12.7g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1990s.

Estimate:£200

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