18th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop and ellipsoid bezel with intaglio eagle in flight carrying a nut above a twisted bar; reinforcing panel to the interior where the hoop has been weakened. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 807 for type. 10.26 grams, 20.97mm overall, 16.88mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12) (3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Fine condition.