Renaissance Gold Ring with Foiled Ruby Gemstone

FRANCE, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (6.00 grams, 23.42 mm overall, 16.64 x 17.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).

D-section slender hoop with openwork floral shoulders set with small diamonds, an octagonal bezel with piecrust edge, set with a foil-backed ruby.

Provenance

Private collection of a North London lady before 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13545-263670.

Literature

Cf. for a similar ring with ruby, Chadour A.B., Rings. The Alice and Luis Koch Collection, Part I, 1994, nos.679,695.

Footnotes

This ring design appeared during the 16th-17th centuries with varying decorative elements. The foliage and the ‘fleurs-de-lis’ motif can be dated to the 2nd half of the 16th century A.D.

CONDITION

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