Tudor Enamelled Gold Ring with Diamond Crystal. 16th-17th century A.D. A Tudor or early Stuart period gold ring with D-section hoop, waisted, T-shaped shoulders with arched scroll forming loop, pellet to base, square pyramid bezel with geometric 'strapwork' to reverse, egg-and-dart band to the shoulder and scallops above, set with a polished diamond crystal, remains of white enamelling and niello to the shoulders and bezel, with a spot of duck egg blue enamelling above each shoulder. Cf. Chadour, A.B., The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Leeds, 1994, p.211, item 689, for similar; cf. The British Museum, museum number 1872,0604.425, for comparable; cf. Scarisbrick, D. (ed.), Towards an Art History of Medieval Rings: A Private Collection, London, 2007, pp.204-205, for similar. 5.28 grams, 24.10 mm overall, 17.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10) (1 in.) From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; from her collection formed early 1960s-1990s. Accompanied by scholarly note TL05424 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11194-186444. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]

Fine condition.