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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Antique Georgian Enamel Diamond Gold Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
An antique, circa 1790 / 1810, rose 14K gold long ring features a painted enamel pastoral scene (idealized country life) of a peasant girl carrying a basket of greens. The painted enamel miniature is set in a sky blue enamel frame embellished with cobalt blue rosettes highlighted by rose cut diamonds.
A very rare Georgian era ring...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, Enamel
French 1790 Georgian Guilloche Enameled Pendant 18Kt Gold 4.26 Diamonds Amethyst
Located in Miami, FL
Magnificent late 18th century French pendant.
A fabulous and rare master-piece of jewelry, made in France during the Georgian period (1714-1830), circa late 18th early 19th centurie...
Category
French Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
$11,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Georgian Gold and Enamel Memorial Skeleton Ring, circa 1731
Located in London, GB
Georgian gold and enamel memorial skeleton ring. A solid D-shape gold band featuring an elongated skeleton with stylised skull and cross bones m...
Category
Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Yellow Gold
Georgian High Carat Handwrought Ornate Wirework Bead Necklace
Located in Narberth, PA
An exceptionally stunning and very rare bead necklace from the Georgian (ca1750) era! This vibrant 22kt yellow gold piece is comprised of 43 handwrought beads which are beautifully d...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Ancient Greek Dionysus Cameo Ring
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally rare and large ancient Greek sardonyx cameo dates to the late Hellenistic period, and features a carving of Dionysus, the god of wine ...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
9.82 Carat Morganite Diamond Rose Gold Pendant Necklace
Located in Trumbull, CT
This exquisite morganite diamond pendant is elegantly crafted with a 9.82 carat pear-shaped morganite and 1.07 carat of diamonds, set in lustrous 14k rose gold. The pendant features ...
Category
American Artisan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Morganite, Rose Gold
$2,892 Sale Price
35% Off
Emerald and diamond cluster ring, Italian, circa 1965.
Located in London, GB
Emerald and diamond cluster ring. Set horizontally with five octagonal emerald-cut natural Colombian emeralds with minor clarity enhancement, in open back claw settings with an appro...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
Georgian Style Rose Cut Diamond Ring
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful, 18ct yellow gold, rose cut diamond ring. The ring is in a Georgian style and the band features wonderful foliate detail. Al...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Medieval Carnelian Intaglio Gold Lion Ring
Located in London, GB
Medieval lion intaglio ring. Set centrally with an oval cabochon carnelian intaglio engraved with a stylised representation of a lion with a crucifix on ...
Category
British Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Carnelian, Yellow Gold
Owl & Athena Coin Pendant set in 18kt Gold
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Owl and Athena coin pendant set in 18kt gold from 454-404 BC, Athens. A silver tetradrachm coin with an owl and AOE on the reverse face. On the ...
Category
Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
18k Gold
Gold Ring With Clasped Hands Amethyst Cameo 2nd-3rd century AD
Located in Firenze, IT
A cameo a pair of clasped hands in amethyst in gold collet settings.
The size cameo is 11mm x 9mm
Size 7 1/2
Weight: 5.31gr.
The clasping of the right hands of a betrothed couple was...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique George II 18th Century Richard Gurney & Thomas Cook Sterling Silver Mug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful George II baluster form sterling silver 1/2 pint mug.
By Richard Gurney & Thomas Cook in 1733.
With an engraved family crest to the front & t...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ancient Roman Bronze Head of Bacchus Dionysos Pendant Necklace 2nd C AD 14K Gold
Located in New York, NY
Unveil the elegance of antiquity with this Ancient Roman Bronze Head of Dionysos (Greek mythology) or Bacchus (Roman Mythology) Amulet Pendant in 14 Karat Gold. The imagery of this ...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze
A Merovingian High Karat Gold And Garnet Finger Ring Circa 5th Century A.D.
Located in Firenze, IT
The hoop formed of two wire ropes, joined to the underside of the circular two-stepped bezel by sheet strap and twisted wires, the outer edge grooved, the bezel with nine cloisonnés set with foil-backed garnets...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Garnet, Gold, 22k Gold
A Georgian Diamond-set Cross Pendant
Located in Firenze, IT
A Georgian diamond-set cross pendant, consisted of fiftheen old rose-cut diamonds forming a Latin cross, the diamonds with foiled back set to cut-down coll...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Tudor Gold Spinel Set Ring, English, circa 16th Century
Located in London, GB
Tudor gold spinel set ring. Set to centre with a rectangular table cut red spinel in a closed back rubover setting with an approximate weight of 1.00 carats...
Category
British Tudor Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Spinel, Gold
18 Karat Georgian Meshwork Tubular Chain Necklace with Barrel Clasp, circa 1790
Located in Baltimore, MD
Our exceptional 18K Georgian woven mesh featherlight necklace is both light in color and weightless about the neck. Woven mesh chains like this one are ...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
18k Gold
Georgian Lover's Eye Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare Georgian Lover's Eye Brooch from the late 1700's. Painted miniature portrait of a young woman, looking upwards with white ribbon holding her hair, with...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
18k Gold
AJD 19 Inch Unique Peridot and Kyanite Necklace Perfect for Winter Great Gift!
Located in Raleigh, NC
Elegant 19-Inch Green and Blue Kyanite Necklace with Faceted Peridot Accents
Add a touch of vibrant sophistication to your winter wardrobe with this s...
Category
American Artisan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Peridot, Kyanite, Silver Plate, Mixed Metal
$278 Sale Price
20% Off
Salamander-shaped pinjante.
Located in MADRID, ES
Its devotional pinjante votive offering which origin is Spanish, of Canarian manufacture.
The piece represents a salamander crafted in solid gold, richly adorned with emeralds, rub...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Emerald, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, 22k Gold
$41,920
Ancient 9th or 10th Century 22K Yellow Gold Javanese Sri Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An ancient gold ring, with Sri inscription, in 22 karat yellow gold.
This unique, unusual ring is steeped in history. Hailing from the 9th or 10th Century, this ancient piece of jewellery has been inscribed with a Sri or Shri motif. The Sri or Shri motif is related to the Hindu goddess of the same name, who is the goddess of rice, fertility, good fortune, and prosperity. Symbols like the lotus flower, an earthen pot...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Medieval Iconographic Ring, circa 13th-15th Century
Located in London, GB
Medieval iconographic ring. The central heart shaped bezel engraved with 'IHS' (a Christogram abbreviating Jesus Christ), with smoothly integrated tr...
Category
Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
18k Gold
Georgian 18k Enamel Locket Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
A spectacular and very rare locket ring from the Georgian (ca1750s) era! This unusual ring which is crafted in vibrant 18k yellow gold, and features an envelope-motif centerpiece. Th...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Ancient Roman signet ring, circa 2nd century AD.
Located in London, GB
Ancient Roman signet ring. Set with one central oval hardstone intaglio in a closed back Roman set setting engraved with a lion catching a ga...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Yellow Gold
Georgian diamond 14k rose gold and silver ring
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This Georgian-era ring showcases nine glittering rose cut diamonds set in silver over 14k rose gold, radiating antique romance and historical charm.
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Ancient Javanese Gold Ring with Ruby Cabochon Java Indonesian Antique Solitaire
Located in London, GB
A scarce early Javanese gold and ruby ring dating from the 7th-15th century Indonesian Classical period.
As expected with Javanese gem-set gold rings m...
Category
Javanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Ruby, Gold
Roman Intaglio Carnelian Ring
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptionally rare and fashioned in the 2nd or 3rd century CE, the carved carnelian gemstone at the center of this ring hails from the Roman Empire. Displaying a rich red color and carved with the image of two Roman deities with a child, the creation exudes the glory of late antiquity. Each taking a classical contrapposto stance, the leftmost god appears crowned with laurels and grasping a staff, while the other appears nude. At their feet, an infant stretches his arms upward toward the divine figures. The crimson carnelian, more than a millennia-old, is set into a later 14K gold ring setting...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Carnelian, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Renaissance Cameo Pendant
Located in New Orleans, LA
The cameo at the center of this exceptional pendant is a stunning example of the art of gem engraving during the Renaissance. It likely dates to the early 17th century and features a sacrificial scene inspired by the Greco-Roman era. The central flaming altar is flanked by two figures preparing to sacrifice a ram, while a figure in a lion skin blowing horns stands in the left corner. The carver brilliantly uses the natural layers of the stone to achieve the illusion of shadow and musculature on the figures. A second, smaller cameo is set at the top of the pendant, while a myriad of multi-colored gems, pearls and enamel adorns the 18K gold setting. A large Baroque pearl suspended from an enamel dragon finishes the design, which embodies the opulence and theatricality of jewels from the Renaissance age.
Cameos and intaglios were highly popular amongst wealthy connoisseurs in Renaissance Italy, and owning the finest pieces was the privilege of princes. Although they were often elaborately mounted for display alone, cameos were also frequently worn as pendants, surrounded by enameled and stone-set gold frames. Such pieces were particularly prized by the Medici and Lorraine families, many of which can now be seen at the National Archeological Museum in Florence.
Very few Renaissance cameos...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
$228,500
18k Yellow Gold Aztec Figure Brooch Pendant Convertible
Located in New York, NY
Type: Convertible (brooch/pendant)
Stone : Green emerald
Metal : 18k Yellow Gold
Condition : Good
Weight : 9.1g
A striking piece of artistry, this convertible brooch/pendant is craf...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Ancient Roman iIntaglio 1st-2nd Cent. AD 18 Kt Gold Ring depicting Pegasus
Located in Roma, IT
This exquisite 18KT Gold ring features an authentic Roman intaglio dating back to the 1st-2nd Century AD, showcasing the iconic Pegasus, the mythical winged horse, on its front. Craf...
Category
Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Onyx, 18k Gold
14k Gold Tulip Flower Ring With Rubies
Located in Istanbul, TR
14 kt solid gold tulip ring with ruby and side rubies. July birthstone.
Weight: 2.5 g. depends from size
Central stone: Natural ruby
Pear cut, weight ...
Category
Turkish Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
$515 Sale Price / item
46% Off
Jasper and Gold Flask 18th Century. English Craftsmanship
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional pear-shaped flask in heliotrope, also known as bloodstone jasper. The body of the flask intricately sculpted with gadrooning and Rocaille motifs. A band of gold encircles...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Ancient Egyptian Faience Funerary Figurine Pendant
Located in New York, NY
An Ancient Egyptian funerary figurine made of faience in a modern gold pendant mounting.
Category
Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Yellow Gold
Medieval sapphire ring, circa 15th century.
Located in London, GB
Medieval sapphire ring. Set with a hexagonal table cut natural sapphire in a closed back rubover setting, to an impressive solitaire design feat...
Category
Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Sapphire, Gold
Museum Quality Tudor Table Cut Diamond Gold Ring
Located in London, GB
Tudor table cut diamond ring. Set with a rectangular table cut old mine diamond in a closed back rubover setting with an approximate weight of 0...
Category
Tudor Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Early Georgian Pink Topaz Necklace and Earring Demi-Parure Set
Located in Narberth, PA
A demi-parure, "parure" meaning "adorn" in French, is a partial set of matching jewelry designed to be worn en suite. This incredible handcrafted pink topaz necklace and earring...
Category
Unknown Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Topaz, 18k Gold
Antique 18th Century Lovers Heart Pendant Garnet 15 Gold Sentimental Token
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This beautiful heart pendant was hand crafted in the second half of the 18th Century. Within a heart shaped frame hand crafted out of gold and set w...
Category
George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Garnet, Gold
Sylvie 10k Yellow Gold Ruby and Diamond Ring with .40 CT Natural Rubies
Located in Greeneville, TN
Rich in color and meaning, this 10k yellow gold ruby and diamond ring from Mountain Song Jewelers is a striking celebration of love, passion, and elegance. Featuring a total of .40 C...
Category
American Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
24K Gold Pre Colombia Eagle Pendant
Located in Flushing, NY
24K Gold Pre Colombia Eagle Pendant
Approximate Dimensions:
2.8 inches (Length)
3.1 inches (Width)
40.2 gram in Weight.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Byzantine gold stamped ring, circa 6th - 10th century.
Located in London, GB
Byzantine gold stamped ring. The central flat lozenge form plaque stamped with a repeating X shape punch with traces of niello, flanked by conforming shoulders which smoothly lead th...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
18th Century Russian Gold and Diamond Ring
Located in Miami, FL
18th Century Russian 0.33ct Diamond Ring. The ring is stamped 1733 for the year it was produced and 583 as the purity of gold used to make the ri...
Category
Russian Art Deco Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Chanel Cross Earrings
By Chanel
Located in Carnate, IT
Chanel earring.
Golden cross with colored pearl inserts. (Metal)
4cm X 3cm.
Excellent general conditions.
Comes with box and dust.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
$2,029
Late Medieval Iconographic Ring, circa 15th Century
Located in London, GB
Late Medieval iconographic ring. A yellow gold ring featuring a central rectangular bezel, finely engraved with ‘ihc’ within a lozenge shaped panel, ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Museum Quality Antique Early Byzantine 4th Century AD Gold Marriage Ring
Located in London, GB
Early Byzantine gold marriage ring. The central square plaque carved to depict two facing busts wearing crowns, a cross and orb inbetween, with the...
Category
Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Yellow Gold
14K Gold Diana Model Solid Diamond Ring 0, 40 ct F/G-SI
Located in ISTANBUL, TR
14k Gold and Diamond Engagement Ring
Customizable 14k Gold Engagement Ring - Model Diana
At Abgarozasi, we create jewelry specifically designed for you. Our exquisite Model Diana en...
Category
European Modernist Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
$2,200 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Roman Bronze Trajan Coin Pendant (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Authentic Roman Bronze Coin Pendant of Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, the Roman Emperor from 98 AD to 117 AD, set in a 22k Gold Bezel . Pendant measures approximately 1.75" long by 1 & 9...
Category
Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
22k Gold, Bronze
Vintage Style 0.99 Ct Spinel with Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in ISTANBUL, TR
Vintage Style 0.99 Ct Spinel with Diamond Engagement Ring, 14K Solitaire Ring, created by hands from ring to the stone shapes.
I used brillant spinel in vintage style for lovers of ...
Category
Turkish Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Spinel, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Twelve Georgian Sterling Silver Soup Plates
Located in London, GB
Twelve Georgian sterling silver soup plates, six with the mark of Richard Carter, Daniel Smith, and Robert Sharp, London, 1778, five with t...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Swiss Circa 1790 18k Yellow Gold Screw Open Egg Vinaigrette
Located in Montclair, NJ
Material: Solid 18k Yellow Gold w/ 12k Gold Grate Inside
Total Weight: 25.02 Grams
Overall Height: 37.8mm (1.4")
Overall Width & Thickness: 26.5mm (1")
Condition: Antique. Circa 197...
Category
Swiss Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$6,072 Sale Price
20% Off
Amphora and Boeotian Shield - Thebes coin from 370 BC IN Gorgeous 18k Gold Setti
Located in Chicago, IL
The thick gold bail, bezel setting and gold accent make it a truly unique pendant with amazing imagery. The last few images depict the coin before I set it.
Comes with certificate ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
18k Gold
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Georgian Italian Table Cut Ruby Gold Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
Late-1700s (Georgian era) Italian gold ring with table cut rubies in closed setting. This beautiful example is completely original, it features a lov...
Category
Italian Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Ruby, Gold
Medieval Iconographic Ring with the Holy Trinity, English, circa 15th Century
Located in London, GB
Medieval iconographic ring with the holy trinity. A yellow gold ring with an oval bezel finely engraved with a religious scene featuring the holy tri...
Category
British Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Yellow Gold
Early Byzantine Gold Ring Engraved With Married Couple
Located in Firenze, IT
Byzantinge Gold Marriage ring with portraits of a couple facing eacht other with a cross and the inscription HVI.
The ring continues the tradition of wearing jewelry commemorating ma...
Category
European Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18th Century Folk Art Silver Double Arrow Heart Locket Pendant
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The hinged heart locket pierced y two arrows is closed my means of a silver pin.
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Silver
Byzantine Cross w/ gold cross dangle, 21K (pendant only)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Byzantine Cross Pendant with a 21K gold dangle setting and double fixed bale at top. This bronze cross is from the 4th to 6th Centuries AD; likely created by lost wax casting and t...
Category
European Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Ancient Greek Coin Pendant – Alexander the Great, Herakles & Zeus – Silver Drach
Located in Chicago, IL
This pendant features an authentic silver drachm struck during the reign of Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great (336–323 BC). The coin is hand-set in a cust...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
18k Gold
MADE to ORDER - Indian Gold Coin Jammu and Kashmir - 600 AD Set in 18k Gold
Located in Chicago, IL
This listing is made to order, meaning I will make the pendant and ship within three weeks. This coin was purchased from reputable ancient coin dealer.
Excellent gold coin - see picture with US Quarter for scale (also shows smaller gold Indian coins I have for sale).
Comes with certificate which guarantees authenticity and provides background information (listed below) on the acquired coin.
Indian, Post-Kushan (Jammu and Kashmir) - Kidarite Successors, Vinayaditya
Obverse: abstract Kushan style king standing left; ka in Brahmi to left; to right, jaya and monogram of Kidara in Brahmi
Reverse: Abstract Ardoxsho seated facing, holding filleted investiture garland and cornucopia; ditya in Brahmi to left, śri vinaya in Brahmi down right
Struck 5th-7th century
The Kidarites, or Kidara Huns, were a dynasty that ruled Bactria and adjoining parts of Central Asia and South Asia in the 4th and 5th centuries. The Kidarites belonged to a complex of peoples known collectively in India as the Huna, and in Europe as the Chionites (from the Iranian names Xwn/Xyon), and may even be considered as identical to the Chionites. The 5th century Byzantine historian Priscus called them Kidarite Huns, or "Huns who are Kidarites". The Huna/Xionite tribes are often linked, albeit controversially, to the Huns who invaded Eastern Europe during a similar period. They are entirely different from the Hephthalites, who replaced them about a century later.
Ardoksho (Bactrian script Αρδοχϸο), also Romanised as Ardochsho, Ardokhsho and Ardoxsho, the Iranic goddess of wealth was a female deity of the Kushan Empire...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
18k Gold
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Renaissance 16th Century Diamond Gold Ring
Located in London, GB
Renaissance diamond ring. An impressive 16th century ring, set with a square point cut diamond in a closed back rubover setting with an approx...
Category
Unknown Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Coomi 20 Karat Gold Luminosity Diamond Cuff Bracelet
By Coomi
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Coomi Luminosity cuff bracelet set in 20K yellow gold with 5.04cts diamonds.
Coomi’s Luminosity Collection consists of bold design and reflects light from within. Each uniquely natu...
Category
Thai Artisan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
White Diamond, Gold
Royal Siam 'Thai' Museum-Grade 18th Century Ayutthaya Ceremonial Ring
Located in London, GB
This incredibly ornate piece was made in Siam during the late Ayutthaya or early Rattanakosin Kingdom period. It dates to the late 18th and is a very rare example of a ceremonial ‘mondop’ or ‘pagoda’ ring.
These rings were made for the monarchy and aristocratic class of Siam to be worn as part of the lavish adornment paraphernalia used in ceremonies. These elaborate rings were subsequently given as gifts to important visitors or other aristocratic families.
A similar example is found in Musée National du Château de Fontainebleau and was originally presented to Napoléon-III by the ambassadors of King Mongkut of Siam (Rama IV) alongside hundreds of other lavish gifts in order to re-establish diplomatic relations between France and Siam in 1861. Among these gifts are old jewels from King Mongkut’s treasury, including the gold diamond mondop/pagoda ring (see photos).
During this visit, the son of the Siamese ambassador, Khoumsombat, is photographed wearing a very similar tiered mondop ring with what also appears to be a ruby cabochon at the top (see photos).
A ‘mondop’ is the tiered roof of a temple, for example that of Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok, and is designed to be in the shape of the image of Buddha. The top tier of this ring features a bezel set star ruby cabochon while the rest of the bezel is covered with diamonds. The two outermost tiers rotate and are connected to the main body of the ring with a bifurcated rivet visible on the closed-back underside of the bezel, typical ornamentation of 18th century layered cluster rings. The arched shoulders are equally as ornate with bezel set rub over diamonds, emeralds and rubies appearing between foliate motifs and protruding serpent-esque decoration. The underside and outershank display bright red and green floral enamelling often seen on naga rings...
Category
Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 22k Gold
