TUDOR GOLD AND RUBY RENAISSANCE RING Circa 16th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a plain D-section hoop with wire enamel cells to the shoulders; the bezel a cluster of six smaller and one larger brilliant cut rubies set en cabochon in a floral pattern; to the underside, a white enamel floral pattern mimicking the cluster's arrangement. Gold and ruby, 1.94 grams, 22 mm overall (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 12.34, Japan 12). Very fine condition. Rare. Provenance Property of a Gentleman; acquired on the London art market before 1975. Footnotes A similar finger ring appears in a portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots.
TUDOR GOLD AND RUBY RENAISSANCE RING Circa 16th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a plain D-section hoop with wire enamel cells to the shoulders; the bezel a cluster of six smaller and one larger brilliant cut rubies set en cabochon in a floral pattern; to the underside, a white enamel floral pattern mimicking the cluster's arrangement. Gold and ruby, 1.94 grams, 22 mm overall (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 12.34, Japan 12). Very fine condition. Rare. Provenance Property of a Gentleman; acquired on the London art market before 1975. Footnotes A similar finger ring appears in a portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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