Fine Jewellery - 20th April 2023
Lot 1327
A fine and rare gem-set giardinetti ring
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £4000
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Description
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