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LOT 0414
Elizabethan Gold Ring with Diamond Crystal
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.98 grams, 24.46 mm overall, 16.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Composed of a quatrefoil bezel set with a point-cut diamond, raised and chased shoulders displaying volutes, billeting and pellets, with trace remains of black enamel.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.201075.
Cf. Scarisbrick, D., Rings: Jewelry Of Power, Love and Loyalty, Thames & Hudson, London, 2013, pp.306-307, for similar rings and diamonds; cf. The V&A Museum, accession numbers M.220-1975 and 934-1871, for broadly comparable examples.
FootnotesThe point-cut diamond was oftentimes used by the wearer to engrave a personal motto or message onto a pane of glass.
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Opening Bid: £40
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