Antique Renaissance-Style Silver Gilt Emerald Ring

Fede ring Western Europe, 16th - 17th century Gold Weight 3.8 gr; Circumference 61.64 mm; US size 9 3/4; UK Size T ¼ A delightful, sculpturesque Fede ring conveying love and loyalty Plain gold hoop...

RENAISSANCE CAMEO RING Italy, cameo: second half of 16th century in a late 18th century ring Gold, agate , black enamel Weight 6.3 gr.; bezel 18.8 x 16.9 x 6.5 mm.; circumference 58.4 mm.; US size 8¾; UK size R Cameo of a nude female bust...

Renaissance Ring Western Europe, likely Italy, mid-16th c. Gold and traces of black and white enamel Bezel 15 x 3 x 4 mm.; circumference 42 mm.; weight 2.7 gr.; US size 2 ¼; UK size ...

RENAISSANCE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT CAMEO IN MODERN GOLD SETTING Italy (?), 16th-17th century White agate, modern gold setting Weight: 10.8 g.; circumference: 54.4 mm.; size: US 7, UK N ½ Substantial rounded D-section hoop, narrowing at the base supports an oblong collet set with a white agate cameo. The cameo features a female bust behind a male bust in profile facing to the viewer’s left. The man has a curly beard, wears a fillet in his closely cropped hair, and wears a draped toga; the woman is less well defined and wears a palla. Both portraits have flat features. The carving has a metallic quality to its lines which enhances the sheen of the stone. The cameo is in excellent condition; the mount is modern. The Renaissance welcomed a revival in the ancient art of gem carving and cameos achieved renewed popularity. Important patrons, like the Medici, employed artists and goldsmiths to make dozens of beautiful examples that harkened back to antiquity and displayed current fashions. Double portraits of a man and woman, as with this ring, are called marriage portraits. They take their form from cameos of Roman rulers, mythological lovers, and citizen couples. Literature This couple could be a sixteenth-century copy of an ancient gem or it could represent a Renaissnce couple in the guise of a Roman couple. The features do not point to any well-known couples. A double portrait cameo in the Royal Collection (RCIN 65861) provides a nice comparison to this ring and is from the same period. For an ancient example of the double portrait cameo see the Metropolitan Museum’s Germanicus and Agrippina (39.22.18) cameo. Another comparison, see the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (a 17th-century cameo with the double portrait of a couple in a three-layered agate, published in Babelon, 1897, n. 1019). For general information on Renaissance cameos...

Renaissance Gemstone Ring Northern Italy, 16th century Gold, garnet and enamel Circumference 60 mm.; weight 4 gr.; US size 9; UK size R ½ The ...

Renaissance Cameo Of Galba (?) in Modern Gold Setting Europe, 17th (?) century Onyx and gold Weight: 10.2 g.; circumference: 51.8 mm.; size: US 6, UK...

18K yellow gold and patinated silver ring with natural Black Opal and Diamonds opal origin - Australia opal measurements - 0.28 х 0.35 in / 7 х 9 mm stone weight - 0.88 carats ring w...

Setting: Solitaire with Accents Metal Purity: 14K Yellow Gold Metal Weight: 6.0 Grams Main Stone: Emerald Shape: Emerald Cut Approx Weight: 1.45-Carats Color: Dark Green Clarity: Tr...

Connect with the latest addition to our collection and celebrate a special moment from the second it arrives. The flawlessly cut stone sits at the center...

A square cut forest green emerald is the center piece of this beautiful and well hand-crafted 1970s ring. The emerald has been measured to weigh approximately 3.85 carats and is surr...

Item details:- ✦ SKU:- ESRG00127 ✦ Material :- Silver ✦ Gemstone Specification:- ✧ Diamond ✧ Emerald, Tsavorite ✦ Approx. Diamond Weight : 1.05 ✦ Approx. Silver Weight : 8.31 ✦ A...

Item details:- ✦ SKU:- ESRG00145 ✦ Material :- Silver ✦ Gemstone Specification:- ✧ Diamond ✧ Emerald ✦ Approx. Diamond Weight : 0.5 ✦ Approx. Silver Weight : 4.3 ✦ Approx. Gross W...