Post Medieval Gold Elizabethan Heraldic Swivel Ring

1560-1580 AD

3/4" (9.84 grams, 21mm overall, 16.82mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 12.56, Japan 12)).

A D-section gold hoop with hexagonal bezel, recessed border, inset swivelling panel with intaglio heraldic designs: a heater shield with curlicues above, three lions rampant; a heater shield with curlicues above, bird above a branch.

Provenance

From an important private London, SW1, jewellery collection collection; acquired in the 1990s. Accompanied by a X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate.

Literature

See Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 533 for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0554

Post Medieval Gold Elizabethan Heraldic Swivel Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,696

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