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A Gold Wedding Ring, probably 19th century

No reserve

Auction Closed

December 15, 09:26 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A Gold Wedding Ring, probably 19th century


with gold filigree bosses and Mazel Tov plaque, probably Italian

Sotheby's, New York, 25 November 1981, lot 85. 
This piece, or a very similar one is found in Jay Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica, London: Thames & Hudson, 1985, p. 198 and 200, illustrated plate XXIV, where it is listed as 17th century. 
The inscription is an acronym for “mazel tov.”