Antique Edwardian 9 Karat Gold Cameo Ring, Gentleman Portrait

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A gorgeous antique variegated Turquoise five stone ring. This superb ring has five rich green turquoise cabochons set to the front, graduating in size from the largest centre stone. It is crafted in a rich lightly rosey 9ct gold with a boat head style and a nice chunky band. I love the different colours and tones of the turquoise stones, some with natural pyrite deposits, it really makes this ring stand out! Fully hallmarked for 9ct gold, Birmingham assay office, 1910. A charming antique ring...

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Antique Ring, coral cameo, 18k gold, female portrait We also have the matching Brooch/Enhancer on offer. Including certificate of authenticity.

An oval cameo carved out of sardonyx depicts an antique mythological female bust in profile. The cameo has been executed in the 1st half of the 18th century and mounted in 18K gold. ...

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...

Intricate scroll design on this 14K Gold Cameo Ring. The ring is a size 7 and can be size by us or your jeweler. Sits up about .28" high on your fi...

Vintage 14 Karat Yellow Gold Cameo Ring Size 3.75- This elegant cameo ring features a lovely lady in profile set in beautifully detailed 14K yellow gold. Top of ring measures 16 mm ...

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