OTTOMAN SILVER RING ENGRAVED WITH AN ANIMAL

Ca. AD 1700 - 1900 A silver ring with a slender hoop and angular shoulders engraved with chevron motifs, supporting a raised bezel with a truncated conical base and a circular face. The sloping sides are decorated with engraved geometric patterns. The central field depicts a stylised animal within a double linear border, surrounded by a continuous band of radiating, hatched petals. Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 13.8g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1990s.

Estimate:£300

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