16th-17th century A.D.. With sculpted fronds to the shoulders, bezel a rectangular cell with hatched underside and scooped ledges, inset rock crystal cloison. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 699, 700, for type. 3.34 grams, 21.66 mm overall, 16.26 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7) (7/8 in.).
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. UK collection of a European gentleman.
Price realized | 1'200 GBP |
Starting price | 700 GBP |
Estimate | 800 GBP |