Fine Jewellery - 20th April 2023
Lot 1321
A rare enamel and diamond ring
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £3200
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Description
A rare enamel and diamond ring, 17th century, set with a table-cut diamond within a rectangular gold setting, the mount and shoulders applied with black enamel, suspending a heart-shaped pendant applied with black enamel, with the number 3 in reserve, size H
According to Diana Scarisbrick, (Rings: Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty, London, 2007, p. 88) the number '3' as a motif in jewellery is thought to be a German rebus implying a lover's fidelity, as in Saxon German the word 'drei', meaning 'three', was pronounced similarly to the word 'treu', meaning 'faithful'.