A fine and rare gem-set giardinetti ring

£1,000 - £1,500 £4,000

A fine and rare gem-set giardinetti ring, circa 1750, designed as a spray of flowers, set with emeralds, sapphires and rubies, and rose-cut diamonds, to a partially openwork gold band of scrolling design, size N

Cf.: Diana Scarisbrick, Rings: Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty, London, 2007, pgs. 252-256, for comparable examples of these highly attractive Rococo-style rings