Scarce Renaissance Italian Cameo Ring 17th Century of Emperor Hadrian 18K Gold

A superb and unusual glass cameo ring made in Paris, circa 1960. The ring is rather large in scale, crafted in 18K gold and weighing a seriously impressive 29 grams. In the centre rests a bright orange “pate de verre” (moulded glass paste) cameo with a frosted glass effect to the front and a faceted underside. The cameo depicts the bust of a woman in classical style wearing a wreath of flowers and grapes. The ring head features an openwork gallery which takes the form of circles which are enamelled in black. There is a white and black enamelled floral motif on each shoulder with chased crosshatching in typical Renaissance style. This impressive ring is particularly unusual due to the fact that incorporates a variety of revival styles into the design, for example the 17th century style shoulders with the Art Deco era frosted glass classical bust. UK size Q, US size 8 1/2 29g, French hallmarked 18K gold...

A gorgeous 18th century Italian hardstone cameo ring. This beautiful four layered sardonyx cameo is carved from a single piece of agate with immense skill to reveal the bust of the G...

A scarce late 18th century high-karat gold and emerald ring, circa 1780. This superb gold ring is set with a large faceted natural emerald gemstone, approximately 5cts in weight. T...

A superb Islamic gold and agate ring dating from the 13th to 14th century. The brown ‘sheep’s eye’ agate cabochon sits within a truncated conical bezel with a four-pronged setting soldered to the outside, typical of Seljuk dynasty rings. In the space between the prongs, the bezel is engraved with various zoomorphic motifs. These engravings continue down the tapered, flat shank and each shoulder is decorated with a splayed bird. This animal based ornamentation was most commonly found on Seljuk rings towards the end of the empire (13th-14th century). For similar referenced examples of Seljuk rings see pages 55-69 in ‘Islamic Rings...

This rare heraldic silver intaglio signet ring dates from the late 17th century and originates from Western Europe. The flat, octagonal bezel is engraved with a noble family coat of arms depicting an eight pointed star. The silver ring is cast in one piece, the intaglio is framed within a chased octagonal border and the band displays flared and chamfered edges at the shoulders, all features typical of the period. After looking into heraldry archives, there are a few families in Western Europe which share this coat of arms, notably the Ambrogini family of Italy and the Counts of Waldeck, vassals of Luxembourg since the 14th century (see Ravensbury Antiques...

A stunning and rare example of a European renaissance ring dating to circa 1600! It would have originally been worn by a young women of a wealthy and noble family. The tear-drop shaped bezel is encircled by multiple cuffs enamelled in white. Intricate chased scrolled detailing continues down the shoulders with further evidence of enamelling. In the centre rests a rose cut closed back garnet gemstone (a later replacement). UK size G / US size 3.5, 1.79g, tested as 22k gold. The stone measures 4mm across. As the garnet stone replacement is not the perfect shape for the pear-shaped bezel, it could be easily replaced to a stone of your choice by a local jeweller! During the Renaissance, finger rings developed from the simple forms of the medieval period into miniature works of art, combining the skills of the chaser, engraver, enameller and stone...

Superbly carved Georgian period sardonyx cameo signet ring depicting Roman Emperor Augustus in profile Late 18th/ Early 19th Century Condition: Ver...

Finely sculpted in two layers, white on brown, the Emperor depicted in profile to the right, a laurel wreath in his wavy hair, the ties fluttering behind, his hair arranged in rows o...

Merchant ring with an engraved heraldic shield, within an incised border set in fine gold circa 1640. Goldsmith's mark DR Finger size 8 Weight: 8.2gr.

Engraved with the crest to a plain band. Size 9 Top size 22m diameter Weight: 25gr

One small gold ring set with a table cut diamond with dark blue champlevé enamel in stripes in the arcades of a box bezel and in the shank, Western Eur...

A late 18th century agate cameo later mounted by Codognato, the oval cameo measiring 2,2cm x 1,9cm and depicting Platone in profile looking left, rub-over set in gold mount with blac...