Fine Jewellery - 27th October 2016
Lot 1768
A Rennaissance
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2400
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Description
A Rennaissance, probably Richard II, sapphire-set gold ring, the pear-shaped cabochon sapphire is set in a plain yellow gold rubover closed back mount, with flat gold shank. Size J.
The sapphires found in Medieval jewellery were mined in Sri Lanka, and were brought along the Silk Road - as they had been in Roman times - and through Constantinople to Venice, Genoa and other European port cities.
Accompanied by report number 5776-6738 dated 1st September 2016 from GCS, London stating that the drop cabochon cut sapphire weighs approximately 1.30cts and is a natural sapphire with no indications of heating. Origin: Sri Lanka.