Tudor Period Bronze Ring with Birds on Nest
Circa 16th century A.D. Carinated hoop, geometric panels to the shoulders, lentoid bezel with incuse motif of two facing birds on a nest. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 646.5.47 grams, 22.42 mm overall, 18.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17) (3/4 in.). Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.[No Reserve]