Code: 12203
This is a nice late medieval - early Tudor period ring, dating to the late 15th - early 16th century AD. The ring is set with a dark pink table cut and faceted glass, imitating a ruby. The bezel is sculpted with a sexfoil-cusped setting. The ring is a nice example of transitional type as painted by Gerard David's Portrait of a Goldsmith (Vienna), c. 1500, where he holds a cylinder roll of cusped rings. Or see CAMHER-961244 for the type. It is in good antique condition, the gem in my opinion is likely a later replacement.
OBJECT: Finger Ring
CULTURE: Late Medieval - Tudor
DATE: c. 1450 - 1550 AD
MATERIAL: Silver and glass
RING SIZE: 7 1/2 (US) P (UK)
SIZE: 23mm x 19mm x 5mm (bezel 11mm x 10mm x 4mm)
WEIGHT: 3.9 grams
PROVENANCE: Formerly the property of a collector, Bruges. Belgium
