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A stunning example of a European renaissance ring dating to 1550-1600! A table-cut rock crystal is mounted in a closed back rub over setting. The quatrefoil bezel is cuffed with a re...

Renaissance Cameo Of Galba (?) in Modern Gold Setting Europe, 17th (?) century Onyx and gold Weight: 10.2 g.; circumference: 51.8 mm.; size: US 6, UK...

This Ring is made of 14K Yellow Gold. This Ring has 0.50 Carats of White Diamonds. This Ring has 3.50 Carats of Emeralds. Size ITA: 15 USA: 7 1/4 We're a workshop so every piece is h...

Beautiful antique Renaissance style 18K gold ring featuring a fine large oval natural Persian cabochon turquoise gem exquisitely set in a floral filigree setting composed of eight ye...

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...

Renaissance Ring Western Europe, likely Italy, mid-16th c. Gold and traces of black and white enamel Bezel 15 x 3 x 4 mm.; circumference 42 mm.; weight 2.7 gr.; US size 2 ¼; UK size ...

RENAISSANCE CAMEO RING Italy, cameo: second half of 16th century in a late 18th century ring Gold, agate , black enamel Weight 6.3 gr.; bezel 18.8 x 16.9 x 6.5 mm.; circumference 58.4 mm.; US size 8¾; UK size R Cameo of a nude female bust...

18K yellow and white gold diamond ring set with a total of 0.41 carats, completely hand engraved in the traditional Florentine s...

This Ring is made of 14K Yellow Gold. This Ring has 0.65 Carats White Diamonds. Size ITA: 15 USA: 7 We're a workshop so every piece is handmade, customizable and resizable.

A vintage historic Bishop Ring made of blended metals. Rings of this kind, that have survived over time, are rare finds. All four sides of the ring are decorated with relief designs ...

This Ring is made of 14K Yellow Gold. This Ring has 0.50 Carats of White Diamonds. This Ring has 1.10 Carats of Rubies. Size ITA: 17 USA: 8 We're a workshop so every piece is handmad...

This Ring is made of 14K Yellow Gold. This Ring has 0.50 Carats of White Diamonds. This Ring has 0.50 Carats of Rubies. This Ring has 0.50 Carats of Blue Sapphires. This Ring is insp...

This Ring is made of 18K White Gold. This Ring has 1.30 Carats of White Diamonds. This Ring has 1.70 Carats of Blue Sapphires. This Ring has also a Pearl. Size ITA: 15 USA: 7 1/4 We'...