A Cabochon Garnet and Low Karat Gold Ring

likely 14th CENTURY
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L O T 20

  • The oval stone set with talon-form prongs in a ring with patterned beading.

  • Garnet pitted and scratched but with good color, gold tests at approximately 9 karat.

  • Part of the Cleveland collection of Alexander Thompson, later sold to Rachel Simmons in San Francisco in 1974. Simmons kept the piece until her collection was auctioned in 1999.

LOT 20

A Cabochon Garnet and Low Karat Gold Ring

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