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Lot 94

An enamelled and vari-coloured gold portrait ring
19th century

5 June 2013, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£20,000 - £30,000

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An enamelled and vari-coloured gold portrait ring

19th century
the band chased with yellow and red gold floral motifs against blue enamel ground, centred with enamelled portrait miniature of Alexander I opening at hinge to release side sections and reveal hidden compartment engraved with Imperial cypher
diameter: 2.2cm (7/8in).

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PROVENANCE:
Anon. sale, Sotheby's Geneva, 16 November 1993, no lot number but illustrated p.320
Anon. sale, Sotheby's New York, 21 April 2005, lot 240

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