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LOT 0858
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,610
TUDOR GOLD AND RUBY RENAISSANCE RING
(Gold and ruby, 1.94 grams, 22 mm overall (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 12.34, Japan 12).).
(Gold and ruby, 1.94 grams, 22 mm overall (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 12.34, Japan 12).).
Circa 16th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a plain D-section hoop with wire enamel cells to the shoulders; the bezel a cluster of six smaller and one larger brilliant cut rubies set en cabochon in a floral pattern; to the underside, a white enamel floral pattern mimicking the cluster's arrangement.
PROVENANCE:
Property of a Gentleman; acquired on the London art market before 1975.
FOOTNOTES:
A similar finger ring appears in a portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots.
