Choose Category:

Absentee Bids: Leaderboard
Bids: 3343 / Total: £529,911
Country | Highest | Top
Home > Auctions > 4th March 2025 > Renaissance Gold Ring with Burmese Spinel 'Ruby'

Print page | Email lot to a friend

Back to previous page


Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge
Gallery loading...

LOT 0381

Estimate
GBP (£) 4,000 - 6,000
EUR (€) 4,800 - 7,200
USD ($) 4,960 - 7,430

Current bid: £4,000 (+bp*)
(5 Bids, Reserve met)

Add to Watch list

Please login or register here.
Please use your registered email address to log in
Please enter a e-mail
Please enter a password
Please confirm to accept TC and Privacy policy

(5 Bids, Reserve met)   |   Current bid: £4,000

RENAISSANCE GOLD RING WITH BURMESE SPINEL 'RUBY'
LATE 16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.73 grams, 28.14 mm overall, 17.50 x 19.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).

Comprising a granule and scrolled frond to each shoulder, rectangular stepped cell to the bezel with inset table-cut Burmese spinel 'ruby'.

PROVENANCE:
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000.
Property of a London gentleman.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12554-232024.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 677, for type.

CONDITION
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each piece undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process

AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.