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Gold Ring with Enamelled Bezel and Table-Cut Paste. England, mid-17th century.
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring with Enamelled Bezel and Table-Cut Paste.
England, mid-17th century.
Measurements
Bezel: 1 × 0.9 cm.
Ring size: N UK / 6.75 US / 54 EU.
Weight: 2.6 grams.
This gold ring...
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Solitaire Rings
Chalcedony
Silver-Gilt Bust of the Emperor Vespasian. Italy, 17th–18th century
Located in London, GB
Chalcedony and Silver-Gilt Bust of the Emperor Vespasian.
Italy, 17th–18th century.
Measurements
Height overall: 11 cm
Height of bust: 5 cm
Height of chalcedony head: 2.6 cm
Descr...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Figurines and Sculptures
An Engraved Turned Wooden Cup. English, dated 1636.
Located in London, GB
An Engraved Turned Wooden Cup.
English, dated 1636.
Material
Turned pearwood, engraved with foliate and geometric decoration.
Measurements
Height: 20.5 cm.
Diameter (rim): 10.2...
Category
Antique 17th Century Desk Accessories
Gold Ring with a Roman Magical Jasper Intaglio. Roman, 1st–2nd century AD.
Located in London, GB
High Carat Gold Ring Set with a Roman Magical Jasper Intaglio.
Roman intaglio: 1st–2nd century AD.
Mount: 20th century.
Measurements
Ring size: O UK / 7.25 US / 55 EU
Bezel: 2....
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Signet Rings
Engine-Turned Silver Combination Pomander Whistle. Augsburg, early 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Engine-Turned Silver Combination Pomander Whistle.
Germany, Augsburg, early 18th century.
Height: 5.6 cm.
Description
A small silver combination device formed in three detachable,...
Category
Antique 18th Century Desk Accessories
Rose-Cut Diamond and Blue Enamel Ring. England, circa 1680–1700.
Located in London, GB
Rose-Cut Diamond and Blue Enamel Ring.
England, circa 1680–1700.
Measurements
Ring size N UK / 6.75 US / 54 EU.
Weight: 3 grams.
Description
An English late 17th-century ring in h...
Category
Antique 17th Century Engagement Rings
Anthropomorphic Lead Spout in the Form of a Dog. England, 16th century.
Located in London, GB
Anthropomorphic Lead Spout in the Form of a Dog.
England, Tudor period, 16th century.
Measurements: 9.3 × 6.8 × 3.6 cm (excluding stand); 11 × 8.2 × 7 cm (including stand).
Thi...
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Antique 16th Century Figurines and Sculptures
High Carat Gold Fede Ring. England or Western Europe, 17th–18th century.
Located in London, GB
High Carat Gold Fede Ring.
England or Western Europe, 17th–18th century.
Ring size R 1/2 UK / 8.75 US / 59 EU.
Weight: 4 grams.
Description
A high carat gold fede ring, the b...
Category
Antique 18th Century Band Rings
Engraved Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Casket with Silver Relief Base.
Located in London, GB
Engraved Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Casket with Silver Relief Base.
Attributed to the workshop of Giovanni Battista Metellino (active Milan, d. circa 1724).
Milan, late 17th cent...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Desk Accessories
Hardstone Cameo Ring with Classical Muse. Italian, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Hardstone Cameo Ring with Classical Muse.
Italian cameo, 18th century; English ring mount, late 19th century.
Measurements
Cameo: 1.8 × 1.3 cm
Ring size: K UK / 5.25 US / 50 EU
Wei...
Category
Antique 18th Century Fashion Rings
Renaissance Bronze Lion. Germany or Italy, 16th century.
Located in London, GB
Renaissance Bronze Lion.
Germany or Italy, 16th century.
Measurements
8.5 × 7.2 × 3.5 cm
Description
A small bronze lion cast as a solid figure, t...
Category
Antique 16th Century Figurines and Sculptures
Roman Marble Double Inkwell, 2nd–3rd century AD.
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Double Inkwell.
Roman Empire, 2nd–3rd century AD.
Measurements
11 × 4.2 × 3.2 cm
This compact double inkwell is carved from marble, its surface displaying a softly wo...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Desk Accessories
Gold Ring Set with an Ancient Carnelian Scarab Depicting a Deer Hunt.
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring Set with an Ancient Carnelian Scarab Depicting a Deer Hunt.
5th century BC scarab; modern gold ring, 1970s.
Measurements
Ring size: M 1/2 UK / 6.5 US / 53 EU.
Weight: 13....
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Fashion Rings
Silver Spice Container in the Form of a Poodle, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Silver Spice Container in the Form of a Poodle.
18th century.
Measurements: 6.1 × 5.8 × 2.2 cm.
Weight: 73 grams.
A silver spice container in the form of a seated poodle, consi...
Category
Antique 18th Century Figurines and Sculptures
Early Eighteenth-Century Gold Mourning Ring with Monogram and Vanitas Device.
Located in London, GB
Early Eighteenth-Century Gold Mourning Ring with Monogram and Vanitas Device
England, dated 1725.
Measurements
Ring size: O UK / 7.25 US / 55 EU.
Bezel (including setting): 0.83 × ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Signet Rings
Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix. French or German, 17th century.
Located in London, GB
Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix.
French or German, 17th century.
Measurements
3.3 × 3.1 × 2.8 cm
Cast in the form of a human skull, this small bronze would origina...
Category
Antique 17th Century Models and Miniatures
Marble Statuette of Cybele Enthroned, Roman Empire, circa 3rd Century A.D.
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Statuette of Cybele Enthroned
Roman Empire, circa 3rd Century A.D.
Measurements: 21.5 × 14 × 9 cm.
A finely carved marble statuette depicting the goddess Cybele, e...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurines and Sculptures
Gilt-Bronze Group Depicting an Act of Almsgiving. England, early 12th century
Located in London, GB
Gilt-Bronze Group Possibly Depicting an Act of Almsgiving
England, early 12th century
Measurements
4.2 × 2.8 × 1.7 cm
Material
Fire-gilt bronze
This rare Romanesque figural g...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurines and Sculptures
Two Kneeling Angels Supporting the Cross. Southern Netherlands, circa 1500–1520.
Located in London, GB
Two Kneeling Angels Supporting the Cross.
Southern Netherlands, circa 1500–1520.
Walnut with traces of original polychromy.
Measurements: 37 × 32 × 14 cm (excluding old stepped re...
Category
Antique 16th Century Figurines and Sculptures
Stuart Crystal Mourning Ring with Memento Mori Devices. England, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Gold Mourning Ring Set with Rock Crystal and Memento Mori Devices
England, dated 3 November 1747.
Ring size M 1/2 UK / 7 US / 53 EU.
Weight: 3.4 grams.
Measurements: Rock crystal 0...
Category
Antique 18th Century Solitaire Rings
Bookbinding Stamp with the Arms of King Charles X. France, Paris, c. 1824–1830.
Located in London, GB
Bronze Bookbinding Stamp with the Arms of King Charles X (Imprimerie Royale).
France, Paris, circa. 1824–1830.
Materials and technique:
Engraved bronze matrix mounted on an orig...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Desk Accessories
Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.
Measures 6.9 x 6.8 x 6.6cm.
A substantial bezoar stone of rounded form, its surface displaying the characteristic gran...
Category
Antique 18th Century Figurines and Sculptures
Boxwood Roller Print with Royal Arms. France, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
French Boxwood Roller Print with Royal Arms, Hunting Scenes, and Military Emblems.
France, 18th century.
Measurements: 7.3cm (2 3/4 in.) in length.
This intricately carved roller ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Models and Miniatures
Stained Glass of the Presentation in the Temple. Low Countries, circa 1520 A.D.
Located in London, GB
Stained Glass Panel Fragment Depicting the Presentation in the Temple.
Southern Low Countries, circa 1520 A.D.
Measurements: 12 × 8.5 cm (4 ¾ × 3 ⅜ in.)
Weight: 92 grams
A finely...
Category
Antique 16th Century Models and Miniatures
A Cameo Ring Depicting Silenus. Italy or England, circa 1800–1820.
Located in London, GB
A Cameo Ring Depicting Silenus.
Italy or England, circa 1800–1820.
Materials
Honey-coloured agate cameo set in a silver-gilt ring.
Measurements
Ring size: T 1/2 UK / 9.75 US / ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Signet Rings
An Etruscan Amber Head Pendant. Etruria, circa 5th century B.C.
Located in London, GB
An Etruscan Amber Head Pendant.
Etruria, circa 5th century B.C.
Measurements
5.1 × 3.6 × 2.4 cm.
9cm high on its bronze display stand.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s L...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurines and Sculptures
Masquerade Ring Concealing a Lover’s Inscription. Western Europe, circa 1760.
Located in London, GB
A Gem Set Masquerade Ring Concealing a Lover’s Inscription.
Western Europe, possibly Italy, circa 1760.
Measurements
Bezel: 0.9 × 0.8 cm.
Ring size: ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Signet Rings
Gold Ring Set with a Cabochon Turquoise. Western Europe, early 17th century.
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring Set with a Cabochon Turquoise.
Western Europe, early 17th century.
Measurements
Ring size: L (UK) / 5.75 (US).
Weight: 3.5 grams.
A Renaissance gold ring set with an ova...
Category
Antique 17th Century Signet Rings
Silver Skull Pendant. Probably Italian, 18th–19th century.
Located in London, GB
Silver Skull Pendant
Probably Italian, 18th–19th century
Measurements
5.2 × 4 cm
Weight
50 grams
Cast in solid silver, this pendant takes the form of a human skull, modelled ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine Cluster Ring in Silver and Gold. Portuguese, late 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Aquamarine Cluster Ring in Silver and Gold
Portuguese, late 18th century
Measurements:
Bezel: 2.8 × 1.9 cm.
Ring size: O (UK) / 7.25 (US) / 55 (EU).
Weight: 8.3 grams.
This fin...
Category
Antique 18th Century Cluster Rings
Silver-gilt and Enamel Figure of a Sailor from a Nef. German, early 17th century
Located in London, GB
Silver-gilt and Enamel Figure of a Sailor from a Nef
German (Augsburg or Nuremberg), early 17th century, c. 1600–1630
Materials and technique
Cast silver, parcel-gilt and enamelled...
Category
Antique 17th Century Figurines and Sculptures
Gold Ring with Roman Carnelian Intaglio of Eros before an Altar.
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring Set with a Roman Carnelian Intaglio Depicting Eros before an Altar
Roman intaglio, 1st–2nd century AD
Georgian gold setting, English, late 18th century
Measurements
• Be...
Category
Antique 18th Century Signet Rings
Gold fob seal with Renaissance intaglio of herm, figures, and altar with lyre.
Located in London, GB
Gold-Mounted Carnelian Fob Seal with Intaglio of a Herm, Female Figures, and Sacrificial Altar
Renaissance, 16th century (intaglio); French, 18th century (mount, with duty marks)
...
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Antique 16th Century Pendant Necklaces
Gold Ring with a Roman Calcified Onyx Cameo of a Young Woman, 2nd century A.D.
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring Set with a Roman Calcified Onyx Cameo Portrait Bust of a Young Woman.
Roman cameo, 2nd century A.D.
High carat gold ring mount, modern.
Measurements
• Bezel Me...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Signet Rings
A Pair of Gold and Garnet Polygonal Earrings. Ostrogothic, circa 6th century A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Gold and Garnet Polygonal Earrings
Ostrogothic, circa 6th century A.D.
Measurements
• 3.2 × 2.9 × 1.2 cm and 3.1 × 3 × 1.2 cm
• Weight: 10.7 grams each
Of circular fo...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Hoop Earrings
19th Century Gold Ring with an Ancient Roman Nicolo Intaglio of a Horse.
Located in London, GB
High Carat Gold Ring Set with a Roman Nicolo Intaglio Depicting a Horse before a Tree
Roman intaglio, 1st–2nd century AD, set in a 19th century mount.
Measurements
• Ring ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Signet Rings
Silver Ring with Spiralled Terminals and Axe-Motif. Balkans, 1st–2nd century AD.
Located in London, GB
Silver Ring with Spiralled Terminals and Axe-Motif Ornament
Central Balkans (Balkan–Danubian provincial style), 1st–2nd century A.D.
Measurements
Ring size: UK T ½ / US 9.75 / ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Band Rings
Materials
Silver
Carnelian Intaglio Ring Depicting King Henri IV of France. French, 19th century.
Located in London, GB
Carnelian Intaglio Ring Depicting King Henri IV of France
French, 19th century (gem); mount 19th century with later shank
Measurements
Bezel: 2.2 × 1.9 cm
Ring size: P (UK) / 7.75 ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Signet Rings
Silver Pendant with Mother-of-Pearl Cameo of the Virgin and Child
Located in London, GB
Silver Pendant with Mother-of-Pearl Cameo of the Virgin and Child
German, mid-15th century
Silver, parcel-gilt, mother-of-pearl, baroque pearl
Measurements: total height 7 cm
A...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Pendant Necklaces
Heliotrope cameo depicting the profile Christ. Italian, 17th century
Located in London, GB
A Heliotrope (Bloodstone) cameo depicting the profile Christ.
Italian, 17th century.
Mounted in a mid 19th century high carat gold brooch setting.
The cameo measures 3.2 x 2.4cm,...
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Brooches
Ring with a cameo of the presentation in the temple. Italian, around c. 1600
Located in London, GB
A gold ring set with an agate cameo depicting the presentation of the Christ child at the temple in Jerusalem.
Italian, circa 1600.
Set in a high carat gold ring.
Intaglio alon...
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Antique Early 17th Century Italian Signet Rings
Eglomisé Pendant of the Virgin and Child with Reliquary. Spanish, 17th century
Located in London, GB
Silver-Mounted Eglomisé Pendant Depicting the Virgin and Child with Reliquary of the True Cross.
Spanish, mid-17th century.
Measurements
• Height:...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Pendant Necklaces
Gold and Enamel Pendant Depicting the Virgin and Child. French, 17th century
Located in London, GB
Gold and Enamel Locket Pendant Depicting the Virgin and Child.
French, mid 17th century.
Circle of Jean II Toutin (1619–after 1660).
Measurements
• Height: 4.8 cm (excluding...
Category
Antique 17th Century French Pendant Necklaces
Gold Ring with a Cameo of a Dolphin. Cameo, 16th century; modern gold ring mount
Located in London, GB
High Carat Gold Ring Set with a Renaissance Carnelian Cameo of a Dolphin.
Renaissance cameo, 16th century; modern gold ring mount.
Ring Size: Q UK / 8.25 US / 58 EU.
The Cameo M...
Category
Antique 16th Century Signet Rings
Gold ring with Ancient Roman intaglio of a stork, shell and mouse, 19th century
Located in London, GB
Gold Ring Set with an Ancient Roman Carnelian Intaglio Depicting a Stork Emerging from a Turbo Shell and Seizing a Mouse.
Early 19th-century gold ring set with a Roman carnelian int...
Category
Antique 19th Century Signet Rings
Ancient Gold Ring Set with a Sardonyx Cameo of a Woman. Roman, 3rd century AD.
Located in London, GB
Ancient Gold Ring Set with a Sardonyx Cameo of a Woman.
Roman, 3rd century AD.
Measurements
• Ring size: F 1/2 UK / 3 US / 44 EU
• Bezel: 1.5 x 1.1cm
• Weight: 5.96 grams
A ...
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