Medieval Gold Ring with Turquoise

1200-1500 A.D.

7/8 in. (3.46 grams, 22.77 mm overall, 16.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).

Comprising a slender hoop with a high pie-crust bezel with a cabochon turquoise within a rub-over setting.

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13328-257948.

Literature

See Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-1E3B30.

Footnotes

This form of decorative ring with central stone setting is relatively common in the medieval period, when a focus on gemstones over metalwork became increasingly common. Several rings of this type are known and appear to have been popular in the 15th century.

CONDITION

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LOT 0327