Exceptional gold and sapphire ring. Conical... - Lot 34 - Pierre Bergé & Associés

Lot 34
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Exceptional gold and sapphire ring. Conical... - Lot 34 - Pierre Bergé & Associés
Exceptional gold and sapphire ring. Conical ribbed kitten, adorned with granules and set with a precious stone, ring underlined by a twist between two serrated edges interrupted by four openwork quatrefoils. Italy ?, around 1400 Height: 2.9 cm - Width: 2.3 cm Gross weight: 6 g In a leather case gilded with small iron, 18th century Provenance: old Italian collection installed in Bruges A ring probably from the same workshop, set with an emerald, is kept in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (inv. n° 652-1871, fig. a and b.). It is indicated as being carried out in Europe between 1400 and 1500. Book consulted: M. Campbell, Medieval Jewellery in Europe 1100-1500, London,2009, p 29, fig.24. An analysis of the metal has been performed and will be provided to the purchaser.
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