Fine Jewellery - 15th July 2020
Lot 2045
A late Renaissance Western European gold and enamel wedding or betrothal ring
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £4500
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Description
A late Renaissance Western European gold and enamel wedding or betrothal ring, c. late 16th century, the high quatrefoil bezel is rubover-set with a single oval foiled ruby or pink sapphire, rising from a square stepped base decorated with white and black enamel, the double scroll shoulders with red enamel and centred with a quatrefoil of blue enamel dots, size J
For a similar example see Chadour-Sampson, B., Hindman, S., Rings Around the World, (Les Eluminures: 2006), p. 108