Ring
Category
Jewellery
Date
1550 - 1600
Materials
Gold, enamel and ruby.
Measurements
19 x 21 mm
Place of origin
Italy
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 808396
Summary
A gold ring, circa 1550-1600, set with a cushion-shaped, irregular, flat-cut ruby in a raised collet. The elaborate gold quatrefoil-shaped frame is polychrome enamelled and decorated with scrolls between matching enamelled scrolling shoulders.