EASTERN EUROPEAN GYPSY CLAN LEADER'S RING

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19th century. Size 8 1/2. White metal possibly silver. Broad 4.2mm band flaring to the shoulders and chiseled in angled motif on scale ground. Broad-angled bezel chiseled in triangles below a roped band. Large oval blue stone(?) modeled as a cameo on the flaming ground. Quality befitting a clan leader with a profuse display of hand-chiseling/engraving.

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EASTERN EUROPEAN GYPSY CLAN LEADER'S RING

Lot 0046

Estimate $175-$225

Apr 15, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT

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