Medieval Bronze Ring with Leaping Lion

14th-16th century A.D. Discoid bezel with incuse leaping lion motif, with curled tail. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 596, for type.1.48 grams, 21.61 mm overall, 19.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (3/4 in.). Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.[No Reserve]