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LOT 0364
Stuart Period Gold Ring with Crystal Face with Dove of Peace over Cypher
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.12 grams, 22.63 mm overall, 19.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
The slender rose gold hoop supported a yellow gold, oval-shaped bezel with scalloped sidewall, set with a cut and polished crystal face over a gold wire border enclosing a dove of peace over a cypher, against a field of plaited hair.
Provenance
From a European collection formed in the 1960s.
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, lady.
Literature
Cf. The V&A Museum, accession number M.50-1974, for a similar early 18th century example.
Footnotes
Possibly given as a memorial ring or as a gift of love or friendship.
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LOT 0364
Stuart Period Gold Ring with Crystal Face with Dove of Peace over Cypher
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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